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| /saʊnd/ |
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| 1 | C something you can hear 声音；响声 |
| My car is making strange clicking sounds. 我的车发出奇怪的咔嗒声。 |
| +of the sound of voices/laughter/footsteps 讲话声/笑声/脚步声 |
| not make a sound (=be very quiet) Laura didn’ t make a sound as she left the room. 不出声 |
| | 1a | U energy that travels through air or water and that a human ear can hear 声 | | The aircraft could travel faster than the speed of sound. 飞机可以超音速飞行。 | |
| | 1b | U the music , talking, and other noises that come from a radio , television , film etc （广播、电视、电影等的）声音，播音 | | Something was interfering with the sound during the broadcast. 节目播出期间声音受到了干扰。 | |
| | 1c | U the loudness of a radio , television etc （广播、电视等的）音量 | | Turn the sound up a bit – I can’ t hear. 把音量调大一点儿，我听不清。 | |
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| 2 | C the particular musical style of a person , band , or place （人的）声调，音调；（乐队、地方的）音乐风格 |
| He plays an original jazz-gospel sound. 他演奏了一曲原创的黑人福音爵士音乐。 |
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| 3 | sounds plural BRITISH informal recorded music 唱片；录制的音乐 |
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| 4 | C a long narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water 海峡 |
| Long Island Sound 长岛海峡 |
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| - | by the sound of it/things
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| used for saying that you are basing your ideas, opinions etc on what you have heard or read |
| 听起来；看来 |
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| From the sound of things, they’ ll probably have to move before next year. 听起来，他们很可能在明年之前就得搬走。 |
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| - | like the sound of sth
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| to be pleased by something you have heard or read |
| 某事听起来就开心；喜欢某事 |
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| A holiday in Greece? I like the sound of that! 到希腊度假？听起来我就高兴！ |
| Jeff didn’ t seem to like the sound of their plan. 杰夫似乎不喜欢他们的计划。 |
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| Other ways of saying : sound | | | | | | | | 各种声音 | | | | bang a sound like something exploding（物体爆炸发出的）砰: There was a loud bang and a puff of smoke.砰地传来一声巨响，然后冒出了一阵烟。 | | rattle a sound like a loose object hitting another object（松动的物体相碰发出的）格格声，嘎嘎声: The rattle under the dashboard is getting worse.仪表板下面的格格声越来越厉害了。 | | crash a sound like a large object falling onto the ground（大物件落地时发出的）哗啦声，轰: We heard an enormous crash outside.我们听到外面轰的一声巨响。 | | creak a sound that something like a door, floor, or bed makes when you push it, or sit or stand on it（门、地板或床等）嘎吱声: The creak of a floorboard upstairs told me he was awake.楼上地板的嘎吱声告诉我他已经醒了。 | | squeak a sound like the noise a mouse makes（类似老鼠的）吱吱声: I’ ve oiled that hinge but the squeak is still there.我已经给合页上了油，可还有吱吱声。 | | thud a sound like something heavy and soft falling onto the ground（柔软的重物落地时发出的）砰，轰: There was a loud thud as he fell onto the floor.他摔在地板上时发出砰的一声。 | | clank a sound like two heavy pieces of metal knocking together（沉重的金属相碰发出的）叮当声: the loud clank of chains as the prisoners walked by囚犯走过时镣铐响亮的叮当声。 | | | |
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