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| 1 | linking verb to seem good , bad , interesting , exciting etc based on what you have heard , read , or know 听起来；令人觉得；似乎 |
| A cup of tea sounds perfect. 来杯茶似乎好极了。 |
| +like Malta sounds like a great place for a relaxing holiday. 马耳他听起来像是一个放松度假的好地方。 |
| it sounds as ifas though It sounds as if he’ s never home. 听起来他似乎没在家呆过。 |
| | 1a | to show a particular emotion or quality in your voice （从嗓音中）听起来 | | He always sounds too busy to talk. 他听起来总是很忙，没时间说话。 | | +like I don’ t want to sound like I’ m complaining, but this plan is unfair. 我不想让人觉得我在抱怨，不过这计划不公平。 | | sound as ifas though It sounds as if you’ re getting a cold. 听起来你似乎感冒了。 | |
| | 1b | used for telling someone that their idea or suggestion seems like a good one 听起来不错/很棒等 | | ‘How about dinner and a film tonight?’ ‘Sounds great.’ “今晚一起吃饭看电影怎么样？”“听起来好极了。 | |
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| 2 | I to produce a sound 发出声音 |
| The sirens sounded, warning of a tornado. 警报响了起来，警告飓风要来了。 |
| | 2a | T to make something produce a sound 使发声 | | Trains are required to sound their whistles as they approach a crossing. 按规定火车驶近交叉路口时要鸣笛。 | |
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| 3 | T to pronounce a particular letter in a word 发出；读出 |
| He has trouble sounding the letter ‘r’ . 他很难发出字母r 的音。 |
| | 3a | to express a particular reaction to a situation , idea , or event 作出…反应；表示 | | sound a positive/hopeful/confident note Officials sounded a hopeful note about finding the funding for the new school. 官员们对找到建立新学校的资金表示充满希望。 | | sound a note of caution/warning A recovery in sales has been reported but most retailers have sounded a note of caution. 销售据称已经有所好转，但大多数零售商的反应仍很谨慎。 | | sound a warning/alarm (=inform people of a danger) The scheme hopes to sound an early warning to teenagers about the dangers of smoking. 发出警告／警报 | |
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| 4 | T technical to measure the depth of an area of water such as a lake or the sea 测量（水体）的深度 |
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| - | ˌsound ˈoff |
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| 1 | to express your opinions loudly, especially in an unreasonable way （尤指无理地）大发议论，发泄不满 | +about Maria’ s always sounding off about politics. 玛丽亚总是对政治大发议论。 | |
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| 2 | AMERICAN if soldiers sound off , they count loudly together as part of a military exercise , for example while marching （军人）报数 |
| - | ˌsound ˈout |
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| | to try to find out someone’ s opinions, ideas, feelings etc by talking to them 试探…的意见；探听…的意图；探询 | Candidates will be sounding out voters during the months before the election. 候选人在选举前的几个月里会试探选民的意见。 | |
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