babel

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ba·bel /ˈbeɪbəl $ ˈbeɪ-, ˈbæ-/ noun [singular, uncountableU]

CLOUD/NOISYthe confusing sound of many voices talking together 嘈杂声

a babel of French and Italian

法语、意大利语混杂的说话声

Examples from the Corpus

babel• The village was a babel of accents from Ulster, London, Glasgow and Lancashire.• a babel of conflicting opinions• Why did the people want to build the tower of babel?• She hushed the babel of her thoughts and tried to sleep.

Origin babel

(1500-1600) Tower of Babel, (in the Bible) tower in ancient Babylon whose builders made God angry, so he made them unable to understand each other's speech

单词	babel
释义	babel Related topics: Colours & sounds ba·bel /ˈbeɪbəl $ ˈbeɪ-, ˈbæ-/ noun [singular, uncountableU] CLOUD/NOISYthe confusing sound of many voices talking together 嘈杂声 a babel of French and Italian 法语、意大利语混杂的说话声 Examples from the Corpus babel• The village was a babel of accents from Ulster, London, Glasgow and Lancashire.• a babel of conflicting opinions• Why did the people want to build the tower of babel?• She hushed the babel of her thoughts and tried to sleep. Origin babel (1500-1600) Tower of Babel, (in the Bible) tower in ancient Babylon whose builders made God angry, so he made them unable to understand each other's speech
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