chime

英 [tʃaɪm] 美 [tʃaɪm]

• n. 鸣；钟；和协
• v. 鸣；打；和协

英英释义

Noun:

1. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

Verb:

1. emit a sound;

   "bells and gongs chimed"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The alarm can even be set to chime every hour of the day.
   闹钟可以用来每小时报鸣。
2. A knell beetle is immune to its own sonic chime attack and that of other knell beetles.
   丧钟甲虫免疫自身和其他丧钟甲虫的音波谐鸣攻击。
3. Just then the bells of Bow Church in London began to chime.
   就在此时，伦敦市内包教堂的钟开始响了起来。
4. Fleur, leaning out of her window, heard the hall clock's muffled chime of twelve.
   芙雷身子探出窗外，听见穿堂里的钟低沉地敲了十二点。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The alarm can even be set to chime every hour of the day.
   闹钟可以用来每小时报鸣。
2. A knell beetle is immune to its own sonic chime attack and that of other knell beetles.
   丧钟甲虫免疫自身和其他丧钟甲虫的音波谐鸣攻击。

经典引文

• The girl of my choice, with the tilt of her nose and the chime of her voice.

  出自： J. Betjeman

• The bells of St. Bride's chimed unheard.

  出自： E. Waugh

• A clock chimed loudly.

  出自： L. Deighton

• Ice chimed in glasses.

  出自： I. McEwan

词汇搭配

• chime in 插话
• chime in with 与 ... 协调
• chime with 与...协调
• door chime 音调门铃
• molded chime lap joint 塑口互搭接头...
• wind chime 风铃

近反义词

【近义词】

• peal 钟声
• ring 戒指
• clang （使）发出铿锵声...
• ding (尤指汽车上的)凹痕...
• sound 声音
• ding-dong 叮当
• strike 罢工
• ring out 宣布离去
• toll 伤亡人数
• jingle 叮当声
• harmonize 协调
• agree 同意
• gong 锣
• bell 钟