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- a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring拨弦声; “嘣”的一声。
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- a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country（个人、地区、国家语言上的）鼻音; 独特的音：
an American twang.
美国音。
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- make or cause to make such a sound（使）发出拨弦声, （使）发出“嘣”的一声：
no obj. a spring twanged beneath him.弹簧在他身下嘣地响了一下。
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- with obj. play (an instrument) in such a way as to produce such sounds弹拨（乐器）：
some old men were twanging banjos.
有些老人正在弹班卓琴。
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- with obj. utter (something) with a nasal twang带鼻音说：
the announcer was twanging out all the details.
广播员带着鼻音报道了所有细节。
派生词
twangy
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: imitative.