rocking chair
rocking chair — 名詞
1. a chair with curved bars underneath, made to rock gently backward and forward wh
搖椅
底部有弧形木條、可前後搖動的椅子
a chair with curved bars underneath, made to rock gently backward and forward while someone sits in it
Eitan sat in the rocking chair and read stories to his son.
Eitan 坐在搖椅上，念故事給兒子聽。
collocation: sit in a rocking chair
The old rocking chair creaked softly beside the fireplace every winter night.
那張舊搖椅每到冬夜，都會在壁爐旁輕輕嘎吱作響。
collocation: old rocking chair
Yasmin rocked the baby to sleep in a wooden rocking chair.
Yasmin 在木製搖椅上把寶寶輕輕搖到睡著。
Grandpa keeps a rocking chair on the porch for warm evenings.
爺爺在門廊放了一張搖椅，好在溫暖的傍晚坐著休息。
Mei bought a small rocking chair for the baby's room last week.
Mei 上週買了一張小搖椅，放在寶寶的房間裡。
- rocker
a common short form, especially in North American English
用法筆記
Often linked with porches, nurseries, or quiet rest at home. You usually sit in a rocking chair, and people also mention rocking a baby to sleep in one.