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- a loud ringing of a bell or bells响亮的铃声（或钟声）。
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- Bell-ringing a series of changes (strictly, at least five thousand) rung on a set of bells【鸣钟术】钟乐。
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- a set of bells一组钟, 编钟。
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- a loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter轰然持续的雷声; 阵阵回荡的笑声。
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1- (of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal（铃, 钟）大声鸣响：
all the bells of the city began to peal.
这个城市中所有的钟开始大声鸣响。
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- (of laughter or thunder) sound in a peal（笑声, 雷声）震响。
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- with obj. convey or give out by the ringing of bells用铃（或钟）声大声发出（或传出）：
the carillon pealed out the news to the waiting city.
钟琴声大作, 向正在等待的市民传达这一消息。
词源
late Middle English: shortening of APPEAL.