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sound¹ /saʊnd/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 声音；响声
make a crunching sound 发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音
sounds of laughter 阵阵笑声
He opened the door without a sound. 他毫无声息地开了门。
He ran out of the house at the first sound of a gun. 在第一声枪响时他就奔出屋子。
We have identified twenty different sounds that dolphins make. 我们已分辨出海豚发出的20种不同声音。
When the news had finished she would turn down the sound and get out a book. 新闻广播一结束，她总是把音量调低，然后拿出一本书来。
She listened with concern to the sound of him throwing up. 她关切地听着他呕吐的声音。
2. 【物】声(音)(指机械辐射能)
the velocity (或 speed) of sound 声速(或音速)
Sound travels better in water than in air. 声在水中比在空气中更易传送。
3. 【语】(单一的)音；音值
a consonant (vowel) sound 辅(元)音
a peculiar r-sound 奇特的r音
Bear and bare have the same sound. bear和 bare 的音值相同。
4. 声调，音调
the sound of a baby 婴孩的声调
the sound of a violin 小提琴的音调
musical sounds 乐调(或曲调)
5. 闹声；嘈杂声
The sounds of night came through the window. 夜生活的嘈杂声从窗外传来。
I could hear the sounds of the party downstairs: laughter, cries, music, the stomp of dancers. 我能听到楼下聚会的喧闹声：哄笑、叫喊、音乐以及跳舞人的顿足声。
6. 听力范围，听距
within sound of the explosion 在听得到爆炸声的地方
The girl was out of sight and out of sound. 那个女孩子在别人看不到又听不见的地方。
7. 言外之意，含意
His reply has a warning sound. 他的回答带有警告的意味。
It would make a good interview, by the sound of it. 听言外之意，那会是一次成功的采访。
8. [常作 sounds] 〈口〉流行音乐，流行乐曲(尤指爵士、摇摆乐)；唱片
If you are having a party, you'll need some good pop sounds to dance to. 如果你们举行聚会的话，就需要有些好的流行乐曲唱片伴舞。
9. (地区、乐队或个人的)音乐风格；乐曲特色
The band had their own unique sound. 这个乐队有其独特的演奏风格。
The Beatles were just part of the Liverpool sound. 披头士乐队正是利物浦音乐风格的一个构成部分。
10. (电影、电视等的)音响录制及播出；录音材料
the sound of stereophonic recording 立体声录音音响材料
The three young sound assistants worked all night to get everything finished. 3位年轻的录音助理干了个通宵，把全部工作完成了。
11. 〈古〉谣传，传闻；讯息
12. 〈废〉意义
13. 〈美俚〉(黑人用语)互相骂娘
II ❶ vi.
1. 作声，发声；响
Your voice sounded too loud. 你的嗓门太响了。
His advice seemed to keep sounding in my ears. 他的忠告好像一直响在我耳边。
The bell sounded at 8 o'clock for dinner. 8点钟，进正餐的铃声响了。
2. 发音
These two words sound alike. 这两个词发音相同。
She sounds exactly like her English neighbours. 她的发音同她的英国邻居完全一样。
You don't sound like a local man, sir. 先生，你讲话的口音不像是本地人。
3. 听起来；似乎
The idea sounds marvellous. 这主意听起来妙极了。
Sounds (或 It sounds) fine to me. 在我听来这主意似乎不错。
That story of yours doesn't sound very likely. 你说的那些话听起来似乎不大可信。
How sweet the music sounds! 这音乐听起来多么悦耳!
Does this sentence sound right? 这个句子听起来对不对?
It didn't sound like a child of eight talking. 那听起来不像是个8岁孩子在讲话。
You sounded almost as if you were on their side. 听起来你似乎站在他们那一边。
A: What would you like? B: Well, a glass of beer sounds good to me. 甲：你想要点什么?乙：嗯，给我来杯啤酒倒挺不错。
4. (乐器等)被吹响；被奏响；被敲响
The trumpet will soon sound. 喇叭即将吹响。
The black key on the piano won't sound. 钢琴上的那个黑键弹不响了。
5. 回响，回荡；充满声音
The echoes of his speech were still sounding in the hall. 他讲话的回声仍在过道里回荡。
The street sounded to the soldiers' tread. 大街上回响着士兵们的脚步声。
6. 召唤，传唤
The bugle sounds to (或 for) battle. 军号吹响战斗号令。
7. 【律】具有基本性质(in)
an action sounding in damages 要求损害赔偿的诉讼
remedies which sound in contract 合同规定的补偿
8. 被提到
Wherever I went my name sounded. 无论到什么地方我的名字总会被提到。
❷ vt.
1. 使发声；使响
sound a trumpet 吹喇叭
sound a bell 打铃
sound a gong 敲锣
sound the alarm 发警报(或敲警钟)
sound a note of caution 提醒注意
A motor car passed him at top speed, sounding its horn. 一辆汽车鸣着喇叭高速驶过他身旁。
2. (清晰地)发…的音
He couldn't sound his aitches. 他不能清晰地发h音。
The “s” in “island” is not sounded. island这个词里的s是不发音的。
You must sound your words more clearly. 你的单词发音必须更清楚些。
3. (以声音)宣告；(用言语)发表，声明；号令
sound the “all clear” after an air attack 空袭以后发布解除警报
be forced to sound a tactical retreat 被迫宣告作策略上的退却
The bell sounded dismissal early today. 今天放学的铃响得早。
The government is sounding a tougher foreign policy towards the neighbouring nations. 政府宣告将对邻国采取更强硬的外交政策。
The Labour Party is expected to sound a reformist theme at its next convention. 预期工党将在下届代表大会上发表一个改革的主张。
4. 传颂，颂扬；庆贺；宣扬；讲述
sound sb.'s name 颂扬某人的名字
sound God's praise 宣扬对上帝的赞美
5. 听诊(身体部位)；听验
sound the lungs (the patient's chest) 叩诊肺部(病人的胸腔)
sound the railway-carriage wheels 听验火车的车轮声
6. 〈美俚〉〈罕〉(黑人用语)使参加互相骂娘游戏
[< OFr soner to make a sound < L sonāre < sonus sound] phr. sound off 1. 充分而直率地发表意见 (或抒发不满)sound off on air pollution 对空气污染表示强烈不满On most matters she's quite prepared to sound off without inhibition. 对大多数问题她都愿意毫无顾忌地直言。Many critics began sounding off. 许多评论家开始发表议论了。He's always sounding off about the behaviour of young people. 他老是对年轻人的行为表示不满。 2. 大声叱责；高声直言 If you don't agree with us, sound off! 如果你不同意我们的意见，那么就直说好了! 3. 【军】吹号 The bugler sounded off. 号兵吹响军号。 4. 【军】(在阅兵行进或在交岗仪式中)奏军乐 5. 【军】呼行军齐步走口令 (即“一，二，一!”) 6. 【军】报数 The men must not make any mistakes while sounding off. 士兵们报数时不得出错。sound on 〈美俚〉(黑人用语) 1. 使参加互相骂娘游戏 2. 辱骂；批评 |