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The Rohingya people (n.) 羅興亞人（緬甸語）也譯成洛興雅人，是居住於緬甸若開邦阿拉干地區的一個穆斯林族群，主要居於近孟加拉邊界的貌奪和布帝洞鎮一帶，羅興亞人大多是在緬甸英治時期進入的孟加拉人，尤其是第二次世界大戰期間孟加拉V支隊的後裔，英軍當時為阻斷日軍通過阿拉干向印度推進，組建了一支由孟加拉人組成「孟加拉V支隊」。但英軍撤進印度之後，V支隊並不抵抗日軍，而是致力於屠殺阿拉干地區的若開族佛教平民，強佔土地。故此，緬甸政府至今仍稱之為「孟加拉非法移民」。[1] 根據英國人的記錄，V支隊燒毀了上百個村莊，屠殺了超過十萬名信奉佛教的平民，僅在一個邊境小城「貌奪」，V支隊就殺死了三萬多個手無寸鐵的佛教徒，若開人稱之種族清洗。[2] Are a stateless [16] Indo-Aryan ethnic group who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). There were an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016–17 crisis. [1] [17] By December 2017, an estimated 625,000 refugees from Rakhine, Myanmar, had crossed the border into Bangladesh since August 2017. [18] The majority are Muslim while a minority are Hindu. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Described by the United Nations in 2013 as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, [24] [25] [26] the Rohingya population is denied citizenship under the 1982 Myanmar nationality law. [27] [28] [29] According to Human Rights Watch, the 1982 laws "effectively deny to the Rohingya the possibility of acquiring a nationality". Despite being able to trace Rohingya history to the 8th century, Myanmar law does not recognize the ethnic minority as one of the eight "national indigenous races". [29] They are also restricted from freedom of movement, state education and civil service jobs. [29] [30] The legal conditions faced by the Rohingya in Myanmar have been widely compared to apartheid [31] [32] [33] [34] by many international academics, analysts and political figures, including Nobel laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu, a South African anti-apartheid activist. [35]
Rohob (n.) An inspissated juice. See Rob.
Roial (a.) Royal.
Roiled (imp. & p. p.) of Roil.
Roiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roil.
Roil (v.) To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.
Roil (v.) To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
Roil (v. i.) To wander; to roam.
Roil (v. i.) To romp.
Roily (a.) Turbid; as, roily water.
Roin (v. t.) See Royne.
Roin (n.) A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot.
Roinish (a.) See Roynish.
Roint (interj.) See Aroint.
Roist (v. i.) See Roister.
Roister (v. i.) To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.
Roister (n.) See Roisterer.
Roisterer (n.) A blustering, turbulent fellow.
Roisterly (a.) Blustering; violent.
Roisterly (adv.) In a roistering manner.
Rokambole (n.) See Rocambole.
Roke (n.) Mist; smoke; damp.
Roke (n.) A vein of ore.
Rokeage (n.) Alt. of Rokee.
Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage.
Rokelay (n.) A short cloak.
Roky (a.) Misty; foggy; cloudy.
Role (n.) A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist.
Rolled (imp. & p. p.) of Roll.
Rolling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roll.
Roll (n.) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
Roll (n.) To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
Roll (n.) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
Roll (n.) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
Roll (n.) To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
Roll (n.) To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
Roll (n.) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
Roll (n.) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
Roll (n.) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
Roll (n.) To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Roll (v. i.) To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.
Roll (v. i.) To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street.
Roll (v. i.) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
Roll (v. i.) To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice.
Roll (v. i.) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.
Roll (v. i.) To turn; to move circularly.
Roll (v. i.) To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
Roll (v. i.) To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about.
Roll (v. i.) To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls.
Roll (v. i.) To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.
Roll (v. i.) To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
Roll (v. i.) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.
Roll (v.) The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.
Roll (v.) That which rolls; a roller.
Roll (v.) A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
Roll (v.) One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls.
Roll (v.) That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
Roll (v.) A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
Roll (v.) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
Roll (v.) A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
Roll (v.) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
Roll (v.) A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.
Roll (v.) The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
Roll (v.) A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.
Roll (v.) The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Roll (v.) Part; office; duty; role.
Roll (v.) (Move) (B2) [ I or T, usually + adv/ prep ] （使）翻滾；（使）滾動 To (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side.
// The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.
// The dog rolled over onto its back.
// I rolled the wheel along the side of the road back to the car.
Roll (v.) (Move) (B2) [ I or T, usually + adv/ prep ] 滾動；滾移；飄移 To move somewhere easily and without sudden movements.
// A tear rolled down his cheek.
// A wave of cigarette smoke rolled towards me.
// The piano's on wheels, so we can roll it into the room.
Roll (v.) (Move) [ I ] （船或飛機因為風或浪而）搖晃，搖擺 If an aircraft or a ship rolls, it leans to one side and then to the other because of the wind or waves.
Roll (v.) (Move) [ I ] （機器）運轉，啓動，開動 If a machine is rolling, it is operating.
// Just as the television cameras started rolling, it began to pour down with rain.
Roll (v.) (Move) (C2) [ T ] （表示認為某人或某事很愚蠢）翻（白眼），向上翻動（眼球） If you roll your eyes, you move them so that you are looking up, to show that you consider someone or something stupid or silly.
// When he suggested they should buy a new car, she rolled her eyes in disbelief.
Roll (v.) (Turn over) (B1) [ T usually + adv/ prep ] （使）捲；（使）繞；裹；滾搓 To (cause something to) turn over onto itself to form the shape of a ball or a tube.
// He rolled the clay into a ball in his hands.
// As I got closer, the hedgehog rolled itself (up) into a ball.
Roll (v.) (Turn over) [ T ] 捲（煙） To make a cigarette by wrapping a piece of paper around some tobacco.
Roll (v.) (Turn over) [ I or T, + adv/ prep ] （被）捲起 To fold over a piece of clothing or material to make it shorter.
// We rolled back the carpet to see the floorboards.
Roll (v.) (Smooth) [ T ] 擀平；碾平；滾平 To make something smooth and flat.
// [ + obj + adj ] She borrowed a garden roller to roll the grass flat.
// When you have rolled (out) the pastry, place it in a pie dish.
Roll (v.) (Sound) [ I ] 發出持續而低沉的聲音，隆隆作響，轟轟響 To make a continuous, repeated, deep sound.
// The drums rolled as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.
Roll (v.) (Sound) [ T ] 發…的舌尖顫音 If you roll your r's, you pronounce them with your tongue moving quickly and repeatedly against the top of the mouth.
// When you speak Spanish you roll your r's.
Idiom:
Rolled into one 融為一體；集於一身 If someone or something has several qualities rolled into one, the person or thing has all of those qualities.
// He is a father, sales manager, and athlete all rolled into one.
Be rolling in it (Also rolling in money) (I nformal) 非常富有，財源滾滾，腰纏萬貫 To be extremely rich.
// If they can afford a yacht, they must be rolling in it.
Be rolling in the aisles
Roll on the weekend, five o'clock, etc.
Roll up!
Roll up your sleeves
Roll with the punches
Phrasal verb:
Roll around
Roll back sth
Roll sth back
Roll by
Roll in
Roll (sth) out
Roll (sth) over sth
Roll sth up
Roll up
Roll (n.) (Tube) (B2) [ C ] 一捲；筒形物；捲軸 A piece of film, paper, or cloth that is rolled into the shape of a tube.
// A roll of carpet.
// A toilet roll (= a roll of toilet paper).
Roll (n.) (Tube) [ C ] （人或動物身上由於肥胖而突起的）贅肉，肥肉 If a person or animal has rolls of fat on their body, he, she, or it is very fat.
// The dog had rolls of fat along its neck.
Roll (n.) (Bread) (B1) [ C ] (Also bread roll) 麵包捲；小圓麵包 A small loaf of bread for one person.
// Would you like a roll and butter with your soup?
// (UK) I bought a cheese/ ham/ tuna roll (= a sandwich made with a roll) for lunch.
Roll (n.) (List) [ C ] 名單；花名冊；登記表 An official list of names.
// Is your name on the electoral roll (= the list of people who can vote)?
Take/ call the roll (Mainly US) 點名 If you take/call the roll, you read aloud the names of all the people on the list to make certain that they are present.
// The teacher called the roll to see if any students were absent.
Roll (n.) (Movement) [ C ] 滾動；打滾；翻滾 An act of rolling on the ground.
// The dog went for a roll in the grass.
A roll in the hay (Humorous) 苟合；野合（a roll in the hay 是指「在乾草上打滾」；暗示快速的、令人愉快的性行為，不涉及認真的感情） Sexual activity that is quick and enjoyable and does not involve serious feelings.
// I wouldn't sacrifice my marriage for a roll in the hay with a waitress.
Roll (n.) (Movement) [ U ] （船或飛機的）左右搖晃，搖擺 The roll of a ship or aircraft is its movement from side to side in the water or air.
Roll (n.) (Sound) [ C usually singular ] 發出持續而低沈的聲音，隆隆作響，轟轟響 A continuous repeated deep sound.
// A drum roll.
// A deafening roll of thunder.
Idiom:
Be on a roll.
Rollable (a.) Capable of being rolled.
Roller (n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.
Roller (n.) A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery.
Roller (n.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
Roller (n.) A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.
Roller (n.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.
Roller (n.) A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man.
Roller (n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
Roller (n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.
Roller (n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.
Roller (n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae.
Rolley (n.) A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine.
Rollicked (imp. & p. p.) of Rollic.
Rollicking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rollic.
Rollic (v. i.) To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form rollicking.
Rolling (a.) Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
Rolling (a.) Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.
Rolling (a.) Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land.
Rolling-pin (n.) A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.
Rollout (n.) 首次展示 The unveiling of a new aircraft or spacecraft.
‘The official rollout is on July 30.’
Rollout (n.) The official launch or introduction of a new product or service.
‘Campaigns these days look a lot like product rollout.’
Rollout (n.) [Aeronautics] The stage of an aircraft's landing during which it travels along the runway while losing speed.
Rollout (n.) [American Football] A play in which the quarterback runs toward the sideline before attempting to pass or advance.
Rollway (n.) A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream.
Rolly-poly (n.) A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed.
Rolly-poly (a.) Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout.
Rolly-pooly (n.) A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.
Roly-poly (n. & a.) Rolly-poly.
Romage (n. & v.) See Rummage.
Romaic (a.) 現代希臘的；現代希臘語的 Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language.
Romaic (n.) 現代希臘語 The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.
Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. -- Encyc. Brit.
Romaic (a.) Relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language.
Romaic (n.) The modern Greek vernacular [syn: Romaic, Demotic].
Roman (a.) Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.
Roman (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.
Roman (a.) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters.
Roman (a.) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.
Roman (n.) A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred.
Roman (n.) Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics.
Romance (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like. "Romances that been royal." -- Chaucer.
Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages, especially those known as romances. These, such as we now know them, and such as display the characteristics above mentioned, were originally metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the north of France. -- Hallam.
Romance (n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.