sounding
present participle ofsound
| 单词 | sounding |
| 释义 | sounding present participle ofsound sound verb uk/saʊnd/us/saʊnd/soundverb(SEEM)sound good, interesting, strange, etc. A2 toseemgood,interesting,strange, etc. from what is said or written: Yourjobsounds reallyinteresting. Iknowitsoundssilly, but I'llmisshim when he's gone.
sound like/as if/as though B1 toseemlike something, from what is said or written: That sounds like a goodidea. Itsounds like you've got asorethroat. Itsounds as if they had a goodholiday. You're goingskiingwith threefriends? That sounds likefun. sound angry, happy, rude, etc. B2 toseemangry,happy,rude, etc. when youspeak: He sounded verydepressedwhen wespokeon thephoneyesterday. At thepressconference, he sounded at his mostrelaxed. Seeming and purporting to be
soundverb(NOISE)[IorT] to make anoise: If thealarmsounds,leavethebuildingimmediately. It soundslikeabird. He sounds(=speaks)justlikesomeone I used toworkwith. Sounding the car'shorn, shedroveat highspeedthrough thecrowdedstreets. sound the alarm tocauseanoiseto be made or say orshoutamessagetowarnpeopleabout something: Quick, sound thealarm- there's afirein themachineroom! Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by humans with their mouths Threats & warnings soundverb(WATER DEPTH)[T] tomeasurethedepthof amassofwater, such as thesea, usually bysonar See also echo sounder Navigation & shipwrecks
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Measuring & weighing Phrasal verbssound off soundsomeoneout Examplesofsoundingsounding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Instead ofsoundingas if they were coming from some specific location, extremely loud honks and cracks may appear simply as present to the listener. From theCambridge English Corpus They feared that the result could be that they would end upsoundinglike their students rather than the other way around. From theCambridge English Corpus Normally in this task, any participant who mentions noticing similarsoundingobject names is excluded from data analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus These analyses revealed that children's lexicons contain more similarsoundingwords than previous analyses indicated. From theCambridge English Corpus It is impossible to divorce soothing vocalizations being positive reinforcers from theirsoundingthe way they do. From theCambridge English Corpus In considering sound identity, extrinsic links tosoundingobjects, to symbols or to gestural analogies can be investigated. From theCambridge English Corpus A human agent, using the sense of touch, or an implement, applies energy to asoundingbody, producing spectromorphologies. From theCambridge English Corpus An interruption by somethingsoundinglike a switch leads into a chorus of voices speaking about an undisclosed quasi-scientific process. From theCambridge English Corpus I want to be able to hear the process happening throughout thesoundingmusic. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately - if not surprisingly - each of these senses, in isolation, comes offsoundingrather silly. From theCambridge English Corpus At the risk ofsoundingoverly trite-no method is a panacea; each comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. From theCambridge English Corpus By defending liberty and not explicitly rejecting equality, however, they ended upsoundingvery much like liberals. From theCambridge English Corpus But a new level of absorption, of deep listening, is required to probe the meaning of thissoundingobject. From theCambridge English Corpus With interactive music, however, thesoundingbody is returned to the listener. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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