(苏格兰英语/方言)大声喊叫、呼喊;(尤指在拍卖中)喊价、出价。注:更常见的拼写是 roop,在标准英语中较少见。
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He ropped to his friend across the street.
他隔着街对朋友大声喊。
At the market auction, the buyers ropped their bids higher and higher as the lot grew more desirable.
在集市拍卖上,随着拍品越来越抢手,买家们不断高声加价出价。
该词多见于苏格兰方言,常与拼写 roop 互见,来源可追溯到古诺尔斯语中表示“呼喊、叫喊”的词根(与“喊叫声”的含义相关),后来在苏格兰英语中固定为“呼喊/喊价”的用法。