tinkle

英 ['tɪŋkl] 美 ['tɪŋkl]

• n. 叮当声；清脆的金属音
• v. （使）发出叮当声

英英释义

Noun:

1. a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell

Verb:

1. make or emit a high sound;

   "tinkling bells"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.
   酒杯丁零一声掉在地上。
2. He went to open the door when he heard the tinkle of the bell.
   他听到铃声响，就走过去开门。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The little clock tinkled out the hours.
   那只小钟叮叮当当地报时。

经典引文

• There was a piano in the auditorium..sometimes..I'd just tinkle on it softly.

  出自： C. Brown

• She dropped her arms and the bracelets tinkled as they fell to her wrists.

  出自： W. Golding

词汇搭配

• give someone a tinkle 给某人打电话...

近反义词

【近义词】

• ring 戒指
• jingle 叮当声
• chime 鸣
• clink <俚>牢房
• chink 裂缝
• toll 伤亡人数
• peal 钟声
• sound 声音
• ding (尤指汽车上的)凹痕...
• ping 砰
• call 呼叫
• buzz 发出嗡嗡声
• bell 钟
• phone 电话
• phone call 电话
• telephone call 打电话
• ting 铃的响声
• tink (发)丁当声