| 词汇 | roll over |
| 释义 | Idiom roll overroll over (something) to take profits from an investment and invest them in something similar.After calling my financial advisor, I decided to roll over those treasury bonds.Investors sometimes take cash out of retirement plans rather than roll the funds over. Usage notes: usually said about profits that would be taxed if they were not invested again Phr V roll over rolls, rolling, rolled roll (sb/sth) over to turn from lying on one side of your body to the other side, or to make someone or something turn from one side to the otherShe yawned, rolled over and went back to sleep.They rolled over the body to see who it was. roll over sth or roll sth over if you roll over the money that you have invested with a bank for a particular period of time, you invest it again in the same way when this period of time ends, instead of taking the money backWhen their savings bond matures, they'll roll it over for a new one. mainly American & Australian to delay paying a debt until a later dateThe banks agreed that debts from my father's estate could be rolled over. roll-over noun singular mainly AmericanAt issue is a roll-over of 15 million dollars of debt. British to add the prize money from one week to the next week's prize money in the national lottery (= competition in which people buy tickets to try to win money)If nobody wins they just roll over the prize money to the next week. roll-over noun BritishThis week it's a roll-over - you can win $20 million. used as adjIt's a roll-over week. roll over verb to turn against or inform against someone AUSTRALIA, 1995roll sb over to turn someone's body when they are lying down so that they are lying on the other side of their body: Magee knelt beside the dying man and rolled him over onto his back■ SIMILAR TO: turn over2. roll over sth • roll sth over especially AmE to officially arrange to pay a debt later than you are usually supposed to: The government has approved a law that rolls over the tax debt until the following year.3. roll over spoken informal to allow someone to force you to do something without making any effort to stop them: The bastards are trying to close down your business. You're not going to roll over and let them do it, are you?4. roll over sth BrE to add all of one week's prize money to the following week's prize money in the national lottery (= a game in which millions of people buy numbered tickets and a few win prizes}: There were no winners in this week's draw, so the $12 million jackpot will be rolled over to next week.roll-over n C BrE the addition of the prize money from one week to the prize money of the following week in the national lottery: A $19 million roll-over jackpot is waiting to be won in Saturday's draw. roll over1. To move in a rolling motion on a surface, typically the ground. Look, I just taught my dog to roll over. 2. To move a debt from one period of payment to another. Because you started your contract in the middle of the month, your usage thus far will roll over into next month's bill. They've agreed to roll over the debt to the next quarter. 3. To take the profits from an investment and reinvest them into that or another investment. Each month, we roll over our dividends from the investment into a low-tax account that earns high monthly interest. 4. To submit, acquiesce, or comply without any resistance or protest. Why do you just roll over and let the boss treat you so unfairly? You need to stand up for yourself! roll someone or something overto turn someone or something over. Bobby rolled Billy over and began tickling him ruthlessly in the tummy. Mary rolled the stone over, hoping to find a snake underneath. roll something overFig. to renew a financial instrument as it expires. (See also something">roll over something.) Do you plan to roll this certificate of deposit over? Are you going to roll over your certificates of deposit? roll over something[for something that rolls] to pass over something. The wheelbarrow rolled over the hose, making the water squirt off and on. After all the traffic had rolled over Timmy's ball, there was very little left to it. roll overto turn over; to rotate one half turn. The old man rolled over and started snoring again. Please roll over and give me some more space in the bed. roll overReinvest profits from one investment back into that investment or into another, as in Our broker advised us to roll over the proceeds into a tax shelter. [Mid-1900s] roll overv. 1. To shift one's position by turning from one side to the other: The dog rolled over on the carpet. 2. To shift the position of someone or something by turning from one side to the other: We rolled over the rug in order to move the furniture. The toddler rolled the ball over to me. 3. To defer or postpone payment of an obligation: The bank says it will roll over our debt until next year. They couldn't pay the bill, so the agency agreed to roll it over until the following month. 4. To reinvest funds from a maturing security or from a tax-deferred account into a similar security or account: When I left my job, I rolled over my 401K account into an IRA. If you roll the money over into an IRA, you can defer your taxes until after you retire. 5. To consent or comply passively or without protest; acquiesce: You shouldn't just roll over and give in when your kids want something! |
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