bell1,
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- a hollow object, typically made of metal and having the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside铃, 钟。
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- a device that includes or sounds like a bell, used to give a signal or warning信号铃, 门铃, 警铃, 铃铛：
a bicycle bell.
自行车铃。
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the bell
(in boxing and other sports) a bell rung to mark the start or end of a round（拳击和其他体育比赛一个回合的）开始（或结束）铃声：they were dragged off each other at the final bell.
终场铃声响起, 他们两人被拉开。
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- a bell-shaped object or part of an object, in particular钟状物, 钟状部分, 尤指：
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- the end of a trumpet喇叭口。
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- the corolla of a bell-shaped flower.钟状花冠。
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bells
a musical instrument consisting of a set of cylindrical metal tubes of different lengths, suspended in a frame and played by being struck with a hammer钟琴。亦称TUBULAR BELLS.
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- Nautical (preceded by a numeral) the time as indicated every half-hour of a watch by the striking of the ship's bell one to eight times【航海】八击钟报时法（舰船的报时方法, 在四小时的值班时间里每隔半小时敲钟报时, 每次报时敲钟次数从一次递增至八次）：
at five bells in the forenoon of June 11.
6月11日上午五击钟（即10点30分）。
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- with obj. provide with a bell or bells; attach a bell or bells to装钟于, 系铃于：
as adj. belled animals in gaudy belled harnesses.系着华丽的响铃套索的动物。
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- no obj. make a ringing sound likened to that of a bell发出响铃（或敲钟）般的声音：
your ears are still belling when the cars come around again.
汽车再次开过来的时候, 你的耳畔还在萦绕着丁零零的声音。
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- with obj. Brit. informal telephone (someone).〈英, 非正式〉给（某人）打电话。
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- no obj. spread or flare outwards like the lip of a bell成喇叭口（或钟口）状展开（或鼓起）：
her shirt belled out behind.
她的衬衫背面鼓了起来。
短语
bell the cat
- take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself（为集体的事情）承担危险。
- ORIGIN: an allusion to a fable in which the mice (or rats) suggest hanging a bell around the cat's neck to have warning of its approach.
bells and whistles
- informal attractive additional features or trimmings〈非正式〉附加的诱人特色（或点缀）。
- ORIGIN: an allusion to the various bells and whistles of old fairground organs.
be saved by the bell
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- (in boxing and other sports) be saved from being counted out by the ringing of the bell at the end of a round被铃声解救（拳击或其他体育项目中因铃声宣布一个回合结束而幸免未被判输）。
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- escape from a difficult situation narrowly or by an unexpected intervention（因意想不到的干预而）侥幸解围。
(as) clear （或sound）as a bell
- perfectly clear or sound极为清晰; 完好。
give someone a bell
- Brit. informal telephone someone〈英, 非正式〉给某人打电话。
ring a bell
- informal revive a distant recollection; sound familiar〈非正式〉唤起遥远的回忆; 听上去熟悉：
the name rings a bell.
这名字听起来挺熟。
with bells on
- N. Amer. informal enthusiastically〈北美, 非正式〉热情地：
everybody's waiting for you with bells on.
大家都在热情地等着你。
词源
Old English belle， of Germanic origin: related to Dutch bel, and perhaps to BELL2.