rumble• What began as a rumble became a powerfulroar as the volcanoerupted.• This drew a rumble of protest, as Tyler had expected it would.• Are deeperrumbles in the offing?• I sat there contented a minute that night, quite lost in the maddeningrumble.• The arena was almost full and it had all the makings of a full scalerumble.• No sound except the rumble of an invisible train clattering through the night.• Why he never even heard the rumbles.• Soon the tunnelsechoed to the rumble of many booted feet.• The rumble of the train going by woke me up.• He turned the engine over, the warmrumble of his Babyrejuvenating him.
distant rumble• A new sound was growing in the tunnel, a distant rumble.• There was a distant rumbling and crashing, which was intensified and reflected by the mountainslopes.• There was a long, distant rumble.• I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commutertraffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.• The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.
Originrumble1
(1300-1400) Probably from early Dutchrommelen, from the sound
ADJECTIVE | VERB + RUMBLE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, low低沉的隆隆聲▸➤dull沉悶的隆隆聲▸➤loud轟響的隆隆聲▸➤faint, soft依稀可聞的隆隆聲▸➤distant遠處傳來的隆隆聲▸➤ominous不祥的隆隆聲VERB + RUMBLE➤give, let out發出隆隆聲▸➤hear聽到隆隆聲▸➤feel感覺到隆隆聲PREPOSITION➤with a rumble隆隆地◇The door slid shut with a rumble.門轟的一聲關上了。➤rumble of⋯的隆隆聲PHRASES➤the rumble of thunder隆隆的雷聲◇We could hear the distant rumble of thunder.我們能聽到遠處隆隆的雷聲。➡ note at sound
rumble ♦︎ roar ♦︎ thunder ♦︎ roll ♦︎ boomThese words all mean to make a deep sound.这些词均表示发出低沉的声音。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆thunder rumbles / roars / rolls / booms◆traffic rumbles / roars / thunders◆to rumble / roar / thunder / roll / boom loudly■rumble [intransitive] to make a long, deep sound or series of sounds发出持续而低沉的声音;发出隆隆声◆They could hear thunder rumbling in the distance.他们听到远处隆隆的雷声。◆I'm so hungry my stomach's rumbling.我饿得肚子咕咕叫了。▸rumble
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[countable] ◆He gave a low rumble of laughter.他发出一阵低沉的笑声。◆Inside, the noise of the traffic was reduced to a distant rumble.进到屋里,车辆的声音减弱了,就像是远处的隆隆声。■roar rɔː(r) [intransitive] to make a very loud, deep noise吼叫;咆哮◆We heard a lion roar.我们听到狮吼。◆The gun roared deafeningly.枪炮轰鸣声震耳欲聋。◆The engine roared to life(= started noisily).发动机隆隆启动。▸roar
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[countable, usually singular] ◆I could barely hear above / over the roar of the aircraft's engines.除了飞机发动机的轰鸣声,我几乎什么也听不见。◆The car sped off with an almighty roar.那辆汽车飞驰而去,发出巨大的轰鸣声。■thunder [intransitive] to make a very loud deep noise that sounds like thunder(= the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm)发出雷鸣般响声;轰隆隆地响◆A voice thundered in my ear.一个震耳欲聋的声音在我耳边响起。◆The horse raced across the pasture, its hooves thundering on the grass.那匹马在牧场上飞奔,马蹄在草地上隆隆作响。▸thunder
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[singular] ◆The thunder of hooves split the air as the horses burst through the mist.那些马冲出迷雾,隆隆的马蹄声划破长空。■roll [intransitive, transitive] to make a long continuous sound, especially the sound made by drums or thunder发出持续的声音(尤指鼓声或雷声)◆From the walls a trumpet sounded, a drum rolled and the gate swung open.墙里响起喇叭声,鼓咚咚作响,大门打开了。▸roll
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[countable] ◆Lightning flashed across the sky, immediately followed by a deep roll of thunder.闪电划过天空,紧接着是轰隆隆的雷声。■boom buːm [intransitive] to make a loud deep noise that sounds like an explosion轰鸣,轰响(有如爆炸声)◆The ship's gun boomed and the shot fell only a hundred metres away.船上炮声大作,炮弹却只射出百米之遥。▸boom
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[countable, usually singular] ◆The deep boom of a foghorn echoed across the bay.雾角低沉的声音在整个海湾回荡。