- a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, typically made by pieces of metal meeting or being struck together（尤指金属块相击的）当啷声, 铿锵声：
the groan and clank of a winch.
绞车的嘎吱当啷声。
- make or cause to make such a sound（使）当啷作响, （使）铿锵作响：
no obj. I could hear the chain clanking我能听见链条当啷作响
with obj. Cassie bounced on the bed, clanking springs.卡西在床上蹦跳, 搞得弹簧嘎吱作响。
派生词
clankingly
adverb词源
late Middle English （but rare before the mid 17th cent.）： imitative.