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- (pl. -oes) a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener回声, 回音：
the walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps.
墙壁把他的脚步声反弹了回来。
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- a reflected radio or radar beam（无线电或雷达的）回波, 反射波。
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- mass noun the deliberate introduction of reverberation into a sound recording（录音中的）回声插入。
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- Linguistics the repetition in structure and content of one speaker's utterance by another【语言学】（话语结构和内容的）重复
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- a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event共鸣; 反响：
his love for her found an echo in her own feelings.
他对她的爱引起了她的共鸣。
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- （常作echoes）a detail or characteristic that is suggestive of something else引起联想的细节（或特性）：
the cheese has a sharp rich aftertaste with echoes of salty, earthy pastures.
这种奶酪有一种浓烈的余味, 让人联想起那种带有咸味和泥土味的牧草地。
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- archaic a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another〈古〉应声虫, 附和者。
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- used in names of newspapers用于报纸名中…回声报：
the South Wales Echo.
《南威尔士回声报》。
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- Bridge a play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner【桥牌】回声信号（出某花色牌时先大后小, 作为鼓励同伴续攻此花色的信号）。
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- a code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication无线电通讯中代表字母E的代码字。
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-oes, -oed
no obj., with adverbial(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped（声音）回响, 回荡：their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks.
他们的脚步声在金属的T型台上产生回响。
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- (of a place) resound with or reflect back a sound or sounds（地方）引起回声, 引起回响：
the house echoed with shouts and thundering feet.
屋子里回荡着叫喊声和雷鸣般的跺脚声
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- figurative have a continued significance or influence〈喻〉产生持续影响：
illiteracy echoed through the whole fabric of society.
文盲问题长期影响了整个社会结构。
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- with obj.（常作be echoed）repeat (someone's words or opinions), typically to express agreement（尤指表示赞同）重复（某人的话或观点）：
these criticisms are echoed in a number of other studies
许多其他研究报告转述了这些评论
with direct speech 'A trip?' she echoed.“旅行？”她重复道。
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- with obj.(of an object, movement, or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with（物品、动作或事件）使人联想起, 与…有共同的特征：
a blue suit that echoed the colour of her eyes.
一套使人联想到她眼睛颜色的蓝色套装。
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- with obj. Computing send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display【计算机】回显, 回送（输入的信号或字符）：
for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen.
为了安全起见, 屏幕上将不回显口令。
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- Bridge (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit【桥牌】发出回声信号。
短语
applaud（或cheer）someone to the echo
- applaud (or cheer) someone enthusiastically为某人大声叫好, 为某人喝彩。
派生词
echoer
nounechoey
adjectiveecholess
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French or Latin, from Greek ēkhō, related to ēkhē 'a sound'.