英语词汇sound怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

单词

sound

释义

noun

verb

adjective

adverb

🔑 sound

BrE

/saʊnd/

NAmE

/saʊnd/

noun

➤sth you hear 声音

🔑

[

]

something that you can hear 声音；响声

SYN

noise

◆

high/low sound

高的/低的声音

◆

clicking/buzzing/scratching, etc. sound

咔嗒咔嗒、嗡嗡、嚓嚓等的声音

◆

the different sounds and smells of the forest 森林里的各种声音、各种气息

◆

She heard the sound of footsteps outside. 她听见外面有脚步声。

◆

He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. 他蹑手蹑脚地溜进房子里，尽量不弄出一点声响。

🔑

[

]

continuous rapid movements (called vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person's or an animal's ear 声；声响

◆

Sound travels more slowly than light. 声比光传播得慢。

noise / sound

Noise is usually loud and unpleasant. It can be countable or uncountable. * noise 通常指噪音，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词：◆Try not to make so much noise. 别那么吵吵闹闹的。◆What a terrible noise! 多么令人讨厌的噪音啊！
Sound is a countable noun and means something that you hear. * sound 为可数名词，意为听到的声音或响声：◆All she could hear was the sound of the waves. 她听得到的只有海浪声。 You do not use words like much or a lot of with sound. * sound 不与 much 或 a lot of 等词语连用。

➤from television/radio 电视；收音机

🔑

[

]

what you can hear coming from a television, radio, etc., or as part of a film/movie 声音；音响

◆

Could you turn the sound up/down?你能把音量调大/调小一些吗？

◆

The

sound quality

of the tapes was excellent. 磁带的音响效果极佳。

➤of musicians 音乐家

[

, U

]

the effect that is produced by the music of a particular singer or group of musicians 嗓音；音乐风格

◆

I like their sound. 我喜欢他们的音乐风格。

➤impression 印象

[

sing.

]

the ~ of sth

the idea or impression that you get of sb/sth from what sb says or what you read 印象；感觉

◆

They had a wonderful time by the sound of it. 听起来他们好像过得很愉快。

◆

From the sound of things

you were lucky to find him. 看起来你能找到他真是幸运。

◆

They're consulting a lawyer? I don't like the sound of that. 他们正向一位律师咨询？这消息不大好哇。

➤water 水域

[

]

(often in place names 常用于地名)

a narrow passage of water that joins two larger areas of water 海峡；海湾

SYN

strait

●like, etc. the sound of your own ˈvoice

(

disapproving

)

to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people 爱啰嗦；喜欢说个没完

●within (the) sound of sth

(

BrE

)

near enough to be able to hear sth 在听得见…的范围内

◆

a house within sound of the sea 听得见海浪声的房子

🔑 sound

BrE

/saʊnd/

NAmE

/saʊnd/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

sound

BrE

/saʊnd/

NAmE

/saʊnd/

present simple - he / she / it

sounds

BrE

/saʊndz/

NAmE

/saʊndz/

past simple

sounded

BrE

/ˈsaʊndɪd/

NAmE

/ˈsaʊndɪd/

past participle

sounded

BrE

/ˈsaʊndɪd/

NAmE

/ˈsaʊndɪd/

-ing form

sounding

BrE

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

(not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时)

➤give impression 给以印象

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linking verb

to give a particular impression when heard or read about 听起来好像；让人听着好像

◆

+ adj.

His voice sounded strange on the phone. 他的声音在电话里听着挺怪的。

◆

She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. 我把消息告诉她时，她好像并不感到惊讶。

◆

His explanation sounds reasonable to me. 他的解释我听着有道理。

◆

Leo

made it sound

so easy. But it wasn't. 利奥把这事说得好像挺简单，但其实不是那么回事。

◆

+ noun

She sounds just the person we need for the job. 看来她正是我们要找的干这份工作的人。

◆

~ like sb/sth

You sounded just like your father when you said that. 你说这话，听着跟你父亲一模一样。

◆

~ as if/as though…

I hope I don't sound as if/as though I'm criticizing you.我希望不要听起来好像我在批评你。

HELP In spoken English people often use

instead of

as if

or as though, especially in

NAmE

, but this is not considered correct in written

BrE

. 英语口语中，尤其是美式英语，常用 like 代替 as if 或 as though；书面英式英语中，此用法被视为不正确。

➤-sounding 听起来…

(in adjectives 构成形容词)

giving the impression of having a particular sound 听起来…的

◆

an Italian-sounding name 听着像意大利人的名字

◆

fine-sounding words 听上去华而不实的话语

➤produce sound 发出声音

[

, T

]

to produce a sound; to make sth such as a musical instrument produce a sound （使）发出声音，响

◆

The bell sounded for the end of the class. 下课铃响了。

◆

(

BrE

)

~ sth

Passing motorists sounded their horns in support. 开车路过的人按响喇叭表示支持。

➤give warning/signal 发出警报/信号

🔑

[

]

~ sth

to give a signal such as a warning by making a sound 鸣警报；拉响警报；发出警报

◆

When I saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm. 看到烟后，我就设法发出警报。

◆

(

figurative

)

Scientists have

sounded a note of caution

on the technique. 科学家已告诫人类慎重对待这项技术。

◆

Leaving him out of the team may

sound the death knell

for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances). 不让他参加比赛，也许就意味着我们全无获胜的可能了。

➤pronounce 发音

[

]

~ sth

(

specialist

)

to pronounce sth 发（音）

◆

You don't sound the 'b' in the word 'comb'. 说 comb 时字母 b 不发音。

➤measure depth 测量深度

[

, I

]

~ (sth)

(

specialist

)

to measure the depth of the sea or a lake by using a line with a weight attached, or an electronic instrument 测（海或湖的）深度

●(it) ˌsounds like a plan to ˈme

(

especially NAmE

)

used to agree to a suggestion that you think is good （这）听起来真是不错

●sound/strike a ˈnote (of ˈsth)

to express feelings or opinions of a particular kind 表达某种情感（或观点）

◆

She sounded a note of warning in her speech. 她在讲话中透出了警告的意味。

●look/sound suspiciously like sth

(

often humorous

)

to be very similar to sth 看/听上去与某事物相像得令人起疑

◆

Their latest single sounds suspiciously like the last one. 他们的最新单曲唱片听着和前一张很像。

●ˌsound ˈoff (about sth)

(

informal,

disapproving

)

to express your opinions loudly or in an aggressive way 高谈阔论；夸夸其谈

●ˌsound sb↔ˈout (about/on sth)

●ˌsound sth↔ˈout

to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way 试探某人（对某事）的看法；探口风

◆

I wanted to sound him out about a job. 我想就一项工作探探他的口风。

◆

They decided to sound out her interest in the project. 他们决定试探一下她对那个项目的兴趣。

🔑 sound

BrE

/saʊnd/

NAmE

/saʊnd/

adjective

(

sound·er

sound·est

)

➤reliable 可靠

sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results 明智的；合理的；正确的；可靠的

◆

a person of sound judgement 判断力强的人

◆

He gave me some very sound advice. 他给了我一些非常合理的忠告。

◆

This gives the design team a sound basis for their work. 这为设计组开展工作提供了坚实的基础。

◆

The proposal makes sound commercial sense. 这项建议从营利的角度看是完全合情合理的。

◆

Their policies are environmentally sound. 他们的政策对环境没有不利的影响。

OPP

unsound

➤thorough 透彻

[

only before noun

]

good and thorough 透彻的；完备的；全面的

◆

a sound knowledge/understanding of sth 对某事透彻的了解/理解

◆

He has

a sound grasp of

the issues. 他对这些问题掌握得很全面。

➤not damaged/hurt 无损伤；未受伤

in good condition; not damaged, hurt, etc. 完好的；健康的；无损伤的；未受伤的

◆

We arrived home safe and sound. 我们安然无恙地到了家。

◆

to be

of sound mind

(= not mentally ill)

神志健全

◆

The house needs attention but the roof is sound. 房子需要修葺，不过屋顶还完好无损。

OPP

unsound

➤sleep 睡眠

[

usually before noun

]

deep and peaceful 酣畅的；香甜的

◆

to have a sound night's sleep 一夜酣睡

◆

to be a

sound sleeper

睡得很沉的人

➤good, but not excellent 良好

good and accurate, but not excellent 不错的；实实在在的

◆

a sound piece of writing 一篇不错的文章

◆

a sound tennis player 颇具实力的网球运动员

➤physical punishment 体罚

severe 严厉的；重的

◆

to give sb a sound beating 痛打某人一顿

▸

sound·ness

BrE

/ˈsaʊndnəs/

NAmE

/ˈsaʊndnəs/

noun

[

]

◆

soundness of judgement 判断力强

◆

financial soundness 良好的财政状况

◆

the soundness of the building's foundations 建筑物地基的坚固

➡ see also

soundly

●(as) sound as a ˈbell

(

informal

)

in perfect condition 状况极佳；十分健康

Similes in idioms (as) bald as a coot, (as) blind as a bat, (as) bright as a button, (as) bold as brass, as busy as a bee, as clean as a whistle, (as) dead as athe dodo, (as) deaf as a post, (as) dull as ditchwater, (as) fit as a fiddle, as flat as a pancake, (as) good as gold, (as) mad as a hattera March hare, (as) miserableugly as sin, as old as the hills, (as) pleased as Punch, as pretty as a picture, (as) regular as clockwork, (as) quick as a flash, (as) safe as houses, (as) sound as a bell, (as) steady as a rock, (as) thick as two short planks, (as) tough as old boots

🔑 sound

BrE

/saʊnd/

NAmE

/saʊnd/

adverb

~ asleep

very deeply asleep 酣（睡）；（睡得）沉

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