twang• Not a snap or a twang, but the hamstring had gone for the second time in successivematches.• The wire parted with a twang.• That coppery twang on the emergencycord that hangs tight in his gut.• a high-pitched Midwestern twang• Cameron wanted to give him a computer, but Alexia prevailed and soon the house was full of twangs and scales again.• Mulcahey heard the twang of banjos, a chorus of voices.• Whether Southerndrawl or Mid-West twang, it was all the same to me.
twang2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
SOUNDif you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go (使)发出拨弦声;(使)发出嘣的一声
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TWANG | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤slight輕微的口音▸➤nasal鼻音▸➤American, Cockney, Southern, etc.美國、倫敦東區、南方等口音◇She had a slight Southern twang to her voice.她說話稍微有點兒南方口音。VERB + TWANG➤have, speak with有⋯腔;說話帶有⋯口音◇She had a slight Australian twang.她說話稍微有點兒澳大利亞口音。➤hear聽出口音PREPOSITION➤with a twang帶口音地◇The words came out with an Irish twang to them.他們聽出話裏帶有愛爾蘭口音。