a·loud
adverb/əˈlaʊd/
/əˈlaʊd/
Idioms - in a voice that other people can hear
出声地 - The teacher listened to the children reading aloud.
老师听着孩子们朗读。 - He read the letter aloud to us.
他把信念给我们听。 - ‘What am I going to do?’ she wondered aloud.
“我怎么办呢？”她疑惑地说。
Which Word? loud / loudly / aloudloud / loudly / aloud- Loudly is the usual adverb from the adjective loud:
- The audience laughed loudly at the joke.
观众听到这笑话大笑起来。
- The audience laughed loudly at the joke.
- Loud is very common as an adverb in informal language. It is nearly always used in phrases such as loud enough, as loud as or with too, very, so, etc:
- Don’t play your music too loud.
你播放音乐声音别太大。 - I shouted as loud as I could.
我声嘶力竭地喊着。
- Don’t play your music too loud.
- Louder is also used in informal styles to mean ‘more loudly’:
- Can you speak louder?
你说话大声些行吗？
- Can you speak louder?
- Out loud is a common adverb meaning ‘so that people can hear’:
- Can you read the letter out loud?
你把信念出来行吗？ - He laughed out loud at his own joke.
他对自己的笑话大笑起来。
- Can you read the letter out loud?
- The teacher listened to the children reading aloud.
- in a loud voice
大声地 - She cried aloud in protest.
她大声抗议。
Homophones allowed | aloudallowed aloud/əˈlaʊd//əˈlaʊd/- allowed verb (past tense, past participle of allow)
- We aren't allowed out after 10 p.m.
晚上10点以后我们不准出去。
- We aren't allowed out after 10 p.m.
- aloud adverb
- The film made me laugh aloud.
这部电影让我大笑起来。
- The film made me laugh aloud.
- She cried aloud in protest.
Word OriginMiddle English: from a- (expressing manner) + loud.
Idioms
think aloud/out loud
- to say what your thoughts are as you have them
自言自语；边想边说；进行有声思考