loud1 /laʊd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp louder, superlativesupl loudest) 1 LOUD/NOISYmaking a lot of noise 大声的,喧闹的 OPP quiet The book fell to the floor with a loud bang. 书砰的一声掉落到地上。
The music was so loud that I had to shout. 音乐太响了,我只得大声地喊。
‘Who’s there?’ asked David in a loud voice. “是谁?” 戴维大声问道。
2 LOUD/NOISYsomeone who is loud talks too loudly and confidently 〔人〕过于自信而说话声过大的,大嗓门的 The more Tom drank, the louder he became. 汤姆喝得越多,嗓门越大。
4 be loud in your praise/opposition/support etc STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFto express your approval or disapproval very strongly 竭力赞扬/反对/支持等 The local business community was loud in its support for the scheme. 当地商界大力支持这个计划。
be loud in your praise/opposition/support etc• Nevertheless, both my master and Agrippa were loud in their praise of my martial prowess. —loudly adverbadv Ben laughed loudly. 本放声大笑。
She spoke more loudly than she intended. 她本来无意那么大声说话的。
—loudness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSloud making a lot of noise – used about sounds, voices, or music 〔声音、音乐等〕大声的,喧闹的He was talking in a very loud voice. 他在大声说话。
The music was too loud. 音乐太响了。
noisy making a lot of noise – used about people, machines, and places that are too loud 〔人〕吵闹的,聒噪的;〔机器及场所〕嘈杂的,喧闹的The traffic was so noisy. 车辆噪声真吵。
rowdy rowdy people behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. A rowdy place such as a bar is full of noisy people, often behaving badly 〔人〕吵闹的,粗野的; 〔地方〕喧闹的,乱哄哄的rowdy football fans 吵吵闹闹的足球迷
raucous /ˈrɔːkəs $ ˈrɒː-/ especially written unpleasantly loud – used about the excited sound of groups of people 〔激动的人群所发出的声音〕刺耳的,吵闹的 resounding [only before noun] used to describe a loud noise when something hits another thing, that seems to continue for a few seconds. Also used about people cheering or shouting loudly 洪亮的;回荡的〔用于形容两物相撞的巨响,也用于形容大声欢呼或叫喊的人群〕The door hit the wall with a resounding crash. 砰的一声巨响,门撞到了墙上。
a resounding cheer 响亮的欢呼声
very loud 声响巨大的thunderous extremely loud and deep in sound 雷鸣般的His remarks received thunderous applause from the audience. 他的话赢得了观众雷鸣般的掌声。
deafening /ˈdefənɪŋ/ so loud that you cannot hear anything else 震耳欲聋的The noise was deafening – like a thousand fireworks going off at one time. 那声音震耳欲聋,仿佛上千烟花同时炸响。
nPeople living near airports suffer the deafening sound of aircraft taking off and landing.
ear-splitting so loud that your ears feel uncomfortable 刺耳的,震耳欲聋的He played the music at ear-splitting volume. 他把音乐放得震耳欲聋。
piercing extremely loud, high, and unpleasant to hear 刺耳的,尖利的 COLLOCATIONS CHECKloud sound/voice/music
noisy person/place/machine/traffic
rowdy crowd/fans/bar
raucous laughter/crowd/atmosphere
resounding thud/crash/cheer/applause
thunderous applause
deafening sound/noise
piercing voice/scream/whistle/sound