Definition
翻滚 conveys a continuous, often forceful rolling or tumbling motion. It applies to physical objects (e.g., a person tumbling down stairs, an airplane rolling in the sky) and figuratively to liquids or emotions seething and churning. Unlike simpler verbs like 滚动 (to roll smoothly), 翻滚 emphasizes repetition and turbulence.
v.
to roll (forcefully) / to tumble (of people, objects)to seethe / to churn (of liquids, emotions)
Examples
- 翻滚，。Tā cóng lóutī shàng fān gǔn xiàlai, shuāi de bù qīng.He tumbled down the stairs and got pretty badly hurt.
- 翻滚。Guō lǐ de tāng zài bù tíng de fān gǔn.The soup in the pot is seething continuously.
- 翻滚。Tā xīnzhōng fān gǔn zhe fùzá de qínggǎn.Complex emotions were churning in his heart.
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