roll up!

Related to word: roll

Idiom

Definition

  1. Used, especially in the past, to call out to people to attract them to come and pay to see something unusual or interesting.

    (尤指過去)用於呼喊人們前來付費觀看稀有或有趣事物的用語,意為「快來看呀!快來看呀!」

    • "Roll up! Roll up! Come see the man who breathes fire!" the circus barker yelled.

      「快來看呀!快來看呀!來看會噴火的人!」馬戲團的招徠員喊道。

    • "Roll up! Roll up! This is the smallest man in the world!" the amusement park manager shouted.

      「快來看呀!快來看呀!這是世界上最小的人!」遊樂園經理喊道。

    • At the entrance of old-fashioned funfairs, you could always hear the cry "Roll up! Roll up! Come and see the rare animal specimens!"

      在老式遊樂場的入口,你總能聽到「快來看呀!快來看呀!來看稀有動物標本!」的喊聲。