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roll

/roʊl/

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variant 1: rolled
variant 2: rolls
variant 3: rolling

1 · verb

move by turning over or rotating

滚动；滚

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Raindrops rolled across the broad lotus leaves.

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雨珠在宽大的荷叶上滚动。

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