reverberate

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re·ver·be·rate /rɪˈvɜːbəreɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 CSOUNDif a loud sound reverberates, it is heard many times as it is sent back from different surfaces 〔声音〕回荡，回响 SYN echo

reverberate through/around etc

The bang reverberated through the house.

砰的一声响彻整栋房子。

2 if a room, building etc reverberates, it seems to shake because of a loud sound 〔房间、建筑物等因巨响而〕震荡

reverberate with

The room reverberated with laughter.

房间里笑声回荡。

3 EFFECT/INFLUENCEif an event, action, or idea reverberates, it has a strong effect over a wide area and for a long time 〔事件、活动或思想〕产生广泛而长久的影响

reverberate through/around etc

The events of 9/11 will reverberate through history.

“九一一”事件将在历史过程中产生持续影响。

Examples from the Corpus

reverberate• The sound of the blast reverberated around the world for nine days.• Whatever censorship takes place in libraries, even of seemingly innocuous indecent material, can reverberate elsewhere.• The passageway outside was still reverberating from the crash when he started in on the door of the next apartment.• News of his resignation continues to reverberate in the media.• It sheared through bone and muscle alike, the strident snapping of the femur reverberating inside the room.• Sonar behaves differently because sounds reverberate off the sea floor.• The sound of a train passing reverberated through the house.• The slightest movement caused them to twang and reverberate through the silent apartment.• The first meeting between these strangers could easily produce a shock that reverberated throughout the marriage.• At four o'clock the school bell goes, and the whole school reverberates with the sound of running feet and slamming doors.

reverberate through/around etc• Decisions there reverberated around the globe with a force unmatched anywhere else.• As the roars of approval reverberated around the ground he grinned an uncomfortable grin, almost one of embarrassment.• The noise seemed to reverberate around the ship.• The slightest movement caused them to twang and reverberate through the silent apartment.• The chimes reverberated through the silent building.• The loss of Earnhardt will reverberate around the track for ever; stock car racing just won't be the same.• The sound of the blast reverberated around the world for nine days.• And its impact is set to reverberate around theatreland for some time to come.