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sound

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Related topics: Broadcasting, Television & radio, Media
sound1 /saʊnd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]SOUND something that you hear, or what can be heard 声，声音 SYN noise
 There were strange sounds coming from the next room.
隔壁房间传来奇怪的声音。
sound of
 She could hear the sound of voices.
她听到说话声。
 a vowel sound
元音
2  [uncountableU]
a) TCBAMTthe sound produced by a television or radio programme, a film etc 〔电视、广播、电影等的〕声音
 We apologize for the loss of sound during that report.
我们对刚才的报道出现声音中断表示抱歉。
 a sound engineer
一位音响师
b) AMLOUD/NOISYthe loudness of a television, radio, film etc 〔电视、广播、电影等的〕音量 SYN volume
turn the sound down/up
 Turn the sound down a little, will you?
把音量调低一点好吗？
3  [countableC usually singular, uncountableU] the particular quality that a singer’s or group’s music has 〔某个歌手或乐队特有的〕嗓音，音乐风格
 We’re trying to develop a harder, funkier sound.
我们正尝试建立一种更硬朗的、节奏更强劲的音乐风格。
4  by/from the sound of it/things JUDGEjudging from what you have heard or read about something 听起来；看来
 By the sound of it, things are worse than we thought.
听起来，情况比我们原来想的还要糟。
Examples from the Corpus
by/from the sound of it/things• You've had a hard day, and by the sound of it not an easy life.• But by the sound of it your brothers are a hale and hearty pair.• Something hissed - steam escaping, from the sound of it.• In the other boat, the priest had started gabbling in Latin - the Dies Irae, by the sound of it.• And all this provided by Summerchild, from the sound of it.• Ana was trapped here, though, by the sound of it.• He heard Lee shooting them down, then him whistling. From the sound of it he was still around.• But then Summerchild didn't know himself to start with, by the sound of it.
5  not like the sound of something WORRIEDto feel worried by something that you have heard or read 感觉某事不妙
 ‘There’s been a slight change in our plans.’ ‘I don’t like the sound of that.’
“我们的计划有个小小的变动。”“这消息不大好啊。”
Examples from the Corpus
not like the sound of something• I just did not like the sound of this woman.• She did not like the sound of those words he was using.• "There's been a slight change in our plans." "I don't like the sound of that."
6  sounds [plural] British EnglishBrE informal songs or music that are on a record, CD, or tape 〔唱片或录音带中的〕音乐
 I need to buy some new sounds.
我要买些新歌了。
7. [countableC usually singular] a narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water 海峡，海湾
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
loud 大声的,响亮的
There was a loud creaking sound and the branch snapped.
咔嚓一声巨响,树枝断了。
faint/soft (=not loud) 微弱的/轻柔的
The sound was so faint I wasn’t sure what it was at first.
那声音非常微弱,起先我都不知道是什么。
deafening (=very loud) 震耳欲聋的
The sound of the waterfall was deafening.
瀑布的声音震耳欲聋。
distinctive/unmistakable 特别的/不会弄错的
Suddenly from below came the unmistakable sound of gunfire.
突然,下面清清楚楚地传来了枪声。
a strange sound 奇怪的声音
I heard a strange sound coming from outside.
我听到外面传来一个奇怪的声音。
a familiar sound 熟悉的声音
nSuddenly she heard the familiar sound of the key being turned in the front door.
a distant sound (=a long way away) 遥远的声音
nAll seemed quiet, but for the distant sound of police sirens.
a muffled sound (=not clear) 模糊不清的声音
nNow there were muffled sounds of movement.
a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound 砰砰/撕裂/咝咝等的声音
nThere was an odd buzzing sound in her ears.
verbs
hear a sound 听到声音
She heard the sound of a car starting.
她听到汽车发动的声音。
make a sound 发出声音
The machine made a strange hissing sound.
机器发出奇怪的咝咝声。
not make a sound (=be completely quiet) 没有发出一点声音
He lay still and didn’t make a sound.
他静静地躺着,没有发出一点声音。
a sound comes from somewhere 声音从某处传来
The sounds seemed to be coming from the study below.
那声音好像是从下面的书房传来的。
sound travels 声音传播
nLight travels faster than sound.
sound carries (=can be heard some distance away) 声音传到多远
nI knew the sound of the horn would would carry for miles.
a sound stops 声音停止
nThe sound stopped suddenly.
a sound dies away (=stops gradually) 声音渐渐消失
nI listened until the sound had died away completely.
COMMON ERRORSDon't say 'a strong sound'. Say a loud sound.
不要说 'a strong sound'。 而要说 a loud sound。
 THESAURUS
a high sound 高的声音
squeak a very short high sound or cry 嘎吱声；短促的尖叫声
I heard the squeak of his shoes on the tiled floor.
我听到他的鞋子踩在铺了地砖的地板上吱吱地响。
Annie gave a squeak of surprise.
安妮惊讶地发出一声尖叫。
creak a long high sound that something makes when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc – used especially about a door, wooden floor, bed, or stairs （尤指门、木地板、床或楼梯等受力后发出的）嘎吱声
the creak of floorboards
木地板的嘎吱声
The door opened with a creak.
门吱呀一声开了。
screech a loud, long, unpleasantly high sound – used especially about someone’s voice, or about brakes, tyres etc 尖锐刺耳的声音（尤指某人的嗓音、或刹车、轮胎等发出的声音）
There was a screech of tyres followed by a bang.
轮胎发出吱的一声，紧接着砰地爆了。
She let out a screech of horror.
她发出惊恐的尖叫。
beep (also bleep British EnglishBrE) a high electronic sound that a machine sends out, especially in order to attract someone’s attention （电子设备或机器发出的）哔哔声
You’ll hear a bleep when the photocopier’s finished printing.
复印机结束复印时会发出哔的一声。
a quiet sound 轻的声音
hum a quiet low continuous sound, especially from electrical equipment, traffic, an engine, or people’s conversation 嗡嗡声（尤指电子设备、车流、发动机等发出的声音或谈话的声音）
The only sound was the faint hum of the air-conditioning unit.
唯一的声音是空调细小的嗡嗡声。
He could hear the hum of distant traffic.
他听得到远处的车流声。
rustle a continuous quiet sound from papers, leaves, or clothes when they rub together （纸张、树叶或衣服摩擦发出的）沙沙声，窸窣声
She heard the rustle of dried leaves behind her.
她听到身后干枯的树叶在沙沙作响。
the rustle of silk dresses
真丝礼服的窸窣声
murmur a quiet low continuous sound, especially from people’s voices that are far away 低语声
The murmur of voices died away.
低语声渐渐消失。
They spoke in a low murmur.
他们轻声低语。
rumble a series of long low sounds, especially from big guns, traffic, or thunder （尤指大炮、车流或雷电的）隆隆声
I heard a rumble of thunder.
我听到雷声隆隆。
the low rumble of a train approaching
火车开近时低沉的轰鸣声
made by a liquid 液体的声音
splash the sound that a liquid makes when something hits it, or when it hits against another thing （液体的）溅泼声，飞溅声
She jumped into the pool with a big splash.
她跳进了游泳池，发出很响的扑通一声。
the splash of the waves against the rocks
海浪拍打岩石的哗哗声
gurgle the low sound that water makes when it flows gently over or through something （水流的）汩汩声
the gurgle of a stream
溪水的汩汩声
She listened to the gurgle as the water drained out of the bath.
她听着水汩汩地从浴缸中流走。
plop the sudden short sound when something is dropped into a liquid （物体落入液体的）扑通声
Kate dropped the ice into her glass with a plop.
凯特扑通一声把冰块扔进她的杯子里。
made by air or gas 空气或气体的声音
hiss a continuous high sound when air or gas comes out of something （空气或气体泄出时发出的）咝咝声
There was a hiss of steam from the coffee machine.
咖啡机咝咝地冒着蒸汽。
Workers reported hearing a loud hiss moments before the explosion.
工人报告说爆炸之前听到了很响的咝咝声。
made by an explosion, gun etc 爆炸、枪炮等的声音
bang a short sudden loud noise made by a gun, bomb etc （枪炮、炸弹等发出的）巨响，砰
There was a loud bang as the bomb exploded.
砰的一声巨响，炸弹爆炸了。
The firework went off with a bang.
烟花砰的一声炸响了。
boom a very loud sound from an explosion, which you can hear for several seconds after it begins （爆炸发出的）隆隆声
The building exploded into rubble with a loud boom.
大楼随着轰然一声巨响被炸成了废墟。
The boom of artillery fire echoed in the distance.
炮火的轰鸣声在远处回荡。
roar a continuous very loud noise that gets louder and continues for a long time （越来越响的持久）轰鸣声，隆隆声
The light was followed by the deafening roar of explosions.
火光之后紧接着便是震耳欲聋的爆炸声。
the roar of the ship’s guns
船上枪炮的轰鸣声
made by things hitting other things 物体互相撞击的声音
bang a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else （尤指硬物或重物撞击其他物体时发出的）巨响，砰
I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened.
我听到砰的一声巨响，赶紧冲出去看看是怎么回事。
He slammed the door shut with a bang.
他砰的一声摔上门。
crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused 碰撞声，碎裂声
The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.
那一托盘的碟子哗啦一声掉落在地上。
I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
我听到屋外砰的一声巨响，就出去看看发生了什么事。
thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface （重物落到地面上发出的）闷响
There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.
箱子落地时，发出一声闷响。
His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
他的头撞到地上，发出一声揪心的闷响。
thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else （重物撞击其他物体时发出的）闷响
There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
嘭的一下，埃迪把卢瑟猛推回墙边。
clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other （玻璃、金属或瓷器碰撞时发出的）叮当声
the clink of champagne glasses
香槟酒杯的叮叮当当
The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
在饭店里，可以听到餐具相碰的叮当声。
tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly （轻巧的玻璃或金属物品互相撞击发出的）丁零声，叮当声
He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
他听着远处传来依稀的牛铃声。
jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together （小的金属物品晃动时发出的）丁零声
the jingle of her bracelets
她的手镯叮当作响
the jingle of keys
钥匙的叮当声
rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other – used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something （物体互相碰撞时发出的）咔嗒声（尤指物体上松动的部件撞击某物的声音）
There was a strange rattle coming from the engine.
引擎发出一种奇怪的咔咔声
the rattle of the trolley
有轨电车的咔嗒声
Examples from the Corpus
sound• The ground mist clung closely to the hedgerows, discouraging the birds and damping down all sound.• the fascinating sights and sounds of Marrakesh• What you hear will incorporate high-fidelity sound, speech synthesis, and speech recognition.• Something's wrong with the TV - you can see the pictures, but there's no sound.• There's no sound coming from the TV.• Some of these planes can travel faster than the speed of sound.• The only sound in the house was the ticking of the clock.• What's that funny rattling sound coming from the back of the car?• She liked the sizzling sound of the water as it hit the stones when some one threw it from the bucket.• From the kitchen came the sound of pots thrown to the floor.• From the next room came the sound of laughter.• Colourful flashing lights synchronize the sound.• But there were neither apologies nor regrets, and the air rang to the sound of hundreds of cheers.• a vowel sound
sound of• Just then, we heard the sound of voices outside.
turn the sound down/up• You can test this by turning the sound down the first time you look at the programme.• Now he turned the sound down and watched the action on the screen.• She turns the sound down low but the picture goes on flickering.• They turn the sound up real loud.• One is to turn the sound down and tune into the radio commentary.• Can you predict the language you will hear when you turn the sound up?
Related topics: Linguistics, Oceanography
sound2 ●●● S1 W2 verb  
1  seem 好像 [linking verb]SEEM if something or someone sounds good, bad, strange etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear about them or read about them 听起来；看起来；好像
sound adj
 Istanbul sounds really exciting.
伊斯坦布尔听起来真够刺激的。
 The whole story sounded very odd.
整个故事听起来很古怪。
 $80 sounds about right for a decent hotel room.
一间像样的酒店房间 80 美元好像差不多了。
sound noun British EnglishBrE
 That sounds a good idea.
那主意听起来很不错。
sound like
 Nick sounds like a nice guy.
尼克听上去是个不错的家伙。
it sounds as if/as though
 It sounds to me as if he needs professional help.
我觉得他似乎需要专业帮助。
it sounds like informal
 It sounds like you had a good time on your trip.
听起来你旅途很愉快。
 I’ll come over to Richmond and take you out for dinner. How does that sound (=used to ask someone what they think of your suggestion)?
我到里士满来，请你出去吃饭，怎么样？
 faraway places with strange-sounding names
名字听起来怪怪的偏远地方
2  noise 声响 [linking verb] if a noise sounds like a particular thing, that is how it seems to you when you hear it 听起来像
3  voice 话音 [linking verb]SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDESHOW/BE A SIGN OF if someone sounds tired, happy, sad etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear their voice 听起来
4  warning 警告 [transitiveT] to publicly give a warning or tell people to be careful 发出〔警告〕
5  make a noise 发出响声 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SOUND if something such as a horn or bell sounds, or if you sound it, it makes a noise 鸣响，（使）发出响声
6  pronounce 发音 [transitiveT] technicalSL to make the sound of a letter in a word 发音
7. measure depth 测量深度 [transitiveT] technicalTMHEO to measure the depth of the sea, a lake etc 测量〔海、湖等的〕深度 → soundings
8 sound off phrasal verbphr v 
Examples from the Corpus
sound about• Present-day sporting heroes tend to spend their off-duty moments sounding off about anything and everything.• People rightly sound off about politics on television and the last two weeks have shown how sharp and articulate they are.• In Banff, he sounded off about windows.
9 sound somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v ASK A QUESTIONto talk to someone in order to find out what they think about a plan or idea 试探…的意见，探听…的意图，探…的口气
Examples from the Corpus
sound out• Cyril reached down to flick on the radio, but no sound came out, although the dial went on.• One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.• Suddenly, all the sounds were drowned out by the whining and screaming of the huge drill.• I, on the other hand, was made to sound like something out of Animal House.• A sound comes out of his mouth like a nail being out of a plank of green pine.• He told me I sounded a little out of practice and laughed at that.• David advised me to sound you out on it.• The opposite of turning down the sound is blacking out the picture.
sound about• Will you go to Moness and see the Logans and sound them out about hiding?• I sounded him out about loss of memory.
n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Sound is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:
That sounds ridiculous.
It sounds a good idea.
Examples from the Corpus
sound• If gas levels get too high, a warning bell will sound.• He sounds a pretty strange person.• $50 sounds about right.• Your system sounds fine and will certainly support either a Coral Beauty or a Bicolor Angel.• Jen sounded kind of tired on the phone.• "We're all going clubbing tomorrow night." "That sounds like fun."• It sounds like the conceit of a Disney movie.• It sounds like the Sugarhill Gang must still be in Tokyo.• Another process boils off the alcohol, which sounds painful.• That sounds pretty good to me.• I called my dad and told him what has happened. He sounded really angry.• The trip sounds really exciting.• Istanbul sounds really exciting.• Several earlier studies had sounded similar warnings.• She had sounded so nice on the phone, not knowledgeable but pleasantly enthusiastic.• I know that sounds very childish and naive, but think about it.
How does that sound• Just something to distinguish hair f nail manic facial. How does that sound to you?• So why not bluff and come in from the left? How does that sound to you?
(it) sounds like• That sounds like a bit of a stretch to me.• Although both males call, they do so in such close unison that it sounds like a single call.• It's the same sort of sound but much lower in volume and pitch - it almost sounds like a stomach rumbling.• This band sounds like an ulcer, a festering sore, a self-consuming but none the less exhilarating secretion of bile.• Homestead, it sounds like home.• A beautiful dish, it is more or less what it sounds like, sticky rice wrapped in green striated lotus leaves.• But it sounds like there is something wrong with John's breathing.• Unfortunately, it sounds like yours is in the latter category.
sounding the alarm• Stewart dispatched a column sounding the alarm.• They have lost no time in sounding the alarm about an impending famine, which they say threatens 1.9m people.• Several health officials began sounding the alarm about the hazards of the sun's rays.• The Big Three began sounding the alarm in a big way when January sales figures were reported.• When it comes to sounding the alarm, they have an ally in the forest clearings.
sound the alarm• It is placed in your child's seat and if he moves off it, the pressure-sensitive cushion sounds the alarm.• Stewart dispatched a column sounding the alarm.• Then, coming to herself again, she pressed the stud at her neck and sounded the alarm.• Volcanologist Pierce Brosnan and small-town mayor Linda Hamilton sound the alarm.• When the First Lady looked in on him and discovered he was missing, she panicked and sounded the alarm.• He was one of the earliest to sound the alarm about the fate of churches and their contents.• The Big Three began sounding the alarm in a big way when January sales figures were reported.• When it comes to sounding the alarm, they have an ally in the forest clearings.
sound3 ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj  
1  well-judged 判断正确的LOGICAL sensible or good, and likely to produce the right results 明智的；合理的；正确的 OPP poor
2  person 人 British EnglishBrE
3  thorough 彻底的COMPLETE [only before noun] complete and thorough 完全的，彻底的
4  in good condition 状况良好的CONDITION/STATE OF something in good condition and not damaged in any way 完好的，无损的 OPP unsound
5  healthy 健康的HEALTHY physically or mentally healthy 〔生理或心理上〕健康的 OPP unsound
6  sleep 睡觉SLEEP sound sleep is deep and peaceful 酣的，香甜的
—soundness noun [uncountableU]
 COLLOCATIONS
nouns
nsound advice
He gave us some sound advice.
nsound judgment
He was beginning to rely on her sound judgment.
na sound reason
Both these buyers have sound reasons for their choice.
a sound investment 合理的投资
nProperty is usually a sound investment.
na sound policy
The problems of industry will only be solved by sound economic policies.
na sound basis
Sometimes friendship is a sound basis for a good marriage.
nadverbs
environmentally/ecologically sound
The government encourages environmentally sound management of the countryside.
ideologically sound (=good, according to a set of beliefs)
It was the ideologically sound thing to do.
scientifically/technically sound
Are these studies scientifically sound?
Examples from the Corpus
sound• Throughout the eighties some officials displayed a tendency to overdo the latest idea, often itself not particularly sound.• I believe that this trend will spread and that it is based on very sound educational grounds.• There may on occasions be sound educational reasons for adopting a style of interaction in which unfocused questions predominate.• A tense atmosphere is easy to create on stage with some sinister music and creepy sound effects.• The company offers sound financial advice to individuals and businesses.• Is recycling glass a sound idea?• Pragmatism as a conception of law does not stipulate which of these various visions of good community are sound or attractive.• There is no sound reason for the closure of this factory.• The importance of sound recruitment and selection can not therefore be overstressed.• At one minute before the start a sound signal is made.• Because he's sound, thought Mayta.• The ear picks up sound waves and converts them into signals that it sends to the brain.
ecologically/ideologically/theoretically etc sound• They consider that unless the farming methods are tackled, no clothing industry can claim that its product is ecologically sound.• Working with nature is clearly practical, as well as ecologically sound.• They're ideologically sound, although sometimes they don't look it, know what I mean?• It's smart, effective, ecologically sound and it does pop in such a thirst-rousing way.• Such analysis provides is with a relatively precise, and theoretically sound methodology for dealing with perceivable changes in character.• It was an Apple Macintosh universe, aggressively informal, ecologically sound, physically fit.• Governing bodies in Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley approved resolutions urging the company to adopt ecologically sound procurement policies.• The first criticism is that, although key settlement policies are theoretically sound, they have been poorly implemented in practice.
sound as a bell• He's good, he's brilliant, and he's probably as sound as a bell.• My mind, once sound as a bell, became muddled and confused.• He considered her sound as a bell in most ways, apart from this mad preoccupation with Nicandra's social life.
sound as a bell• He's good, he's brilliant, and he's probably as sound as a bell.• My mind, once sound as a bell, became muddled and confused.• He considered her sound as a bell in most ways, apart from this mad preoccupation with Nicandra's social life.
sound sleeper• I do not wake in the night, I am a sound sleeper.
sound4 adverbadv  
1 sound asleep SLEEPdeeply asleep 熟睡
 The baby was sound asleep.
宝宝在熟睡。
Origin sound1
(1200-1300) Old French son, from Latin sonus
 sound2
1. (1200-1300) Old French soner, from Latin sonare, from sonus; → SOUND1
2. (1300-1400) Old French sonder, from sonde “line for measuring the depth of water”
 sound3
Old English gesund
sound1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1sound2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2sound3 adjectiveadj →COLLOCATIONS1sound4 adverbadv
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