Well, a chord is just a simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches.

和弦是两个或更多音高同时发音。

Authoritative – so it is respected, accurate and important sounding.

权威的——因此它是公认的、准确的以及重要的。

Neil, that cough is still sounding bad.

尼尔，你的感冒听起来很严重呀。

Then why are you sounding so defensive?

你现在好像戒备心很强？

'Odd' can be quite negative sounding though, in English.

不过，在英语中，odd 可能听起来很负面。

So it is respected, accurate and important sounding.

因此，它听起来是要公认的、准确的以及重要的。

This idiom probably draws inspiration from thunder itself which is often loud, scary and angry sounding.

创造这一习语的灵感应该是来自雷本身，因为它总是很大声、听起来既吓人又愤怒。

It must be something really horrible, or Filch wouldn't be sounding so delighted.

肯定是非常可怕的，不然费尔奇的I=I气不会这么欢快。

His manner was so casual when he was sounding the death knell of Tara.

他谈到塔拉这个要命的消息时，态度还是那么随便。

Speaking of which, why is nobody sounding the alarm over Gary's avant-garde mailbox?

说到影响，为什么没有人给盖里的前卫邮箱踩刹车？