sound

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基本釋義

n.
聲音; 音樂風(fēng)格; 印象; 海峽
v.
聽起來好像; 鳴警報; 測深度
adj.
明智的; 透徹的; 健康的; 香甜的; 嚴(yán)厲的
adv.
充分地

詞性變化

實用例句

a high/low sound

高的 / 低的聲音

牛津詞典

a clicking/buzzing/scratching, etc. sound

咔嗒咔嗒、嗡嗡、嚓嚓等的聲音

牛津詞典

the different sounds and smells of the forest

森林里的各種聲音、各種氣息

牛津詞典

She heard the sound of footsteps outside.

她聽見外面有腳步聲。

牛津詞典

Peter heard the sound of gunfire...

彼德聽見了槍炮聲。

Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound...

莉莎實在嚇壞了,不敢弄出一點聲音來。

The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.

這架飛機(jī)的速度將是音速的兩倍。

She went and turned the sound down...

她去把音量關(guān)小了。

Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.

激光唱片極大地提高了錄音的音質(zhì)。

They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound...

他們的音樂風(fēng)格開始表現(xiàn)出一種強(qiáng)烈的靈樂特色。

He's got a unique sound and a unique style.

他的音樂風(fēng)格獨具特色。

The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office...

丹尼爾辦公室里的蜂音器響了。

A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.

一個年輕人鳴鐘宣布周日的禮拜開始了。

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt...

坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的債務(wù)問題向歐洲的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人發(fā)出了警告。

Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...

其他人認(rèn)為采取這個行動為時尚早,對此提出了警告。

They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...

他們聽見一聲爆炸般的巨響。

The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...

在那片寂靜之中,鉸鏈吱吱嘎嘎的聲音聽起來很響。

She sounded a bit worried...

她的語氣里有一點擔(dān)心。

Murphy sounds like a child...

墨菲的口氣像個孩子。

It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?...

聽起來這個主意很不錯,真的能行嗎?

It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...

聽起來他們似乎犯下了一個可怕的錯誤。

Here's a new idea we liked the sound of...

這是個新想法,我們一聽就喜歡。

I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne...

我不喜歡托比·奧斯伯恩的那一套。

When we bought the house, it was structurally sound...

我們買下這棟房子的時候,它的結(jié)構(gòu)還非常堅固。

Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas...

盡管這輛汽車基本狀況良好,我還是擔(dān)心一些地方不夠安全。

They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets...

他們都是受過訓(xùn)練的營養(yǎng)學(xué)家,能夠在飲食方面提出合理的建議。

Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound...

一定要從財務(wù)狀況良好的保險公司購買保險。

I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice...

我不能肯定這是正確的民主行為。

I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one...

我認(rèn)為現(xiàn)世主義的觀點非常正確。

She had woken me out of a sound sleep.

她把我從酣睡中叫醒。

真題例句

While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

I'm extremely sensitive to sounds, smells and visual detail, explains Nicole Donohue, who has taken part in many of these studies.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

They're also only a single layer in what should ideally be a many-sided approach to securing your home, one that includes common sense things like sound locks and proper exterior lighting at night.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

Snow White is available for everyone to use, but the dwarfs are still under copyright, so Cornetti invented sound-alike characters to illustrate specific pay roll law principles.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

In her experience, people in positions of power or people in finance or engineering do not tend to like the sound of the word.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

From there, it's up to you to sound the alarm manually.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

There’s one sound that ?gets a big reaction from kids on ?a hot day: the sound of an ice-cream ?truck.

出自-2016年12月聽力原文

The enemy fled, believing the sounds to be the warning voicesof angels.

出自-2015年12月聽力原文

It sounds almost too good to be true.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but it's not

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, cancelled a conference in Las Vegas at the last minute and rebooked it in San Francisco, which cost more but sounded less fun.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

The way in which Mr Jobs revived the failing company he had co-founded and turned it into the world's biggest tech firm (bigger even than Bill Gates's Microsoft, the company that had outsmarted Apple so dramatically in the 1980s), sounds like something from a Hollywood movie.

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

The sound equipment has to be set up.

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

You sounded very excited about it!

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

I'm no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn't sound right.

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

There's one sound that gets a big reaction from kids on a hot day: the sound of an ice-cream truck.

2016年12月四級真題(第二套)聽力 Section C

While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.

2019年6月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

Why, then, has this claim become so popular?Part of the answer is that this is what always happens during periods of high unemployment—in part because experts and analysts believe that declaring the problem deeply rooted, with no easy answers, makes them sound serious.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Saying that there're no easy answers sounds wise, but it's actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Of course, that may sound like a description of every teenager on the planet.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

Good, sound science depends on hypotheses, experiments and reasoned methodologies.

2016年12月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

Having your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction.

2019年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

If it doesn't sound like too much of a cliché, our world is constantly changing and it's changing quickly.

2016年6月六級真題(第一套)聽力 Section A

It is important to buy the insurance from companies that are financially sound and that are represented by honest, well- trained agents.

2017年12月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section C

Part of the answer is that this is what always happens during periods of high unemployment—in part because experts and analysts believe that declaring the problem deeply rooted, with no easy answers, makes them sound serious.

2016年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

Stereotype may sound like a bad word, but there is nothing bad about it.

2017年12月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section C

That doesn't sound like too much work.

2018年12月六級真題(第一套)聽力 Section A

A company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist.

2019年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one advertised as lost in the local paper.

2019年高考英語全國卷2 完形填空 原文

A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice.

2015年高考英語廣東卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined.

2015年高考英語天津卷 完形填空 原文

Before birth, babies can tell the difference between loud sounds and voices.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.

2016年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Everyone is supposed to put books back to the shelves when the closing bell is sounded.

2016年高考英語上海卷 聽力 原文

Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Fewer emissions and cheaper travel sound pretty appealing.

2018年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in queensland before and after hatching.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds.

2015年高考英語全國卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

How does the author sound when telling the story?

2015年高考英語全國卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 題設(shè)

How does the man sound at the end of the conversation?.

2018年高考英語全國卷2 聽力 題設(shè)

Hurrying to school every day and having to pass exams sounds a bit too much for her.

2019年高考英語全國卷I 聽力 原文

I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.

2019年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

If you're tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful.

2017年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 七選五 原文

It only has one bedroom, but it sounds nice, near lake street.

2015年高考英語全國卷1 聽力 原文

It sounds like everything goes well.

2018年高考英語全國卷2 聽力 原文

Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'.

2015年高考英語廣東卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations.

2018年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Norton sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning.

2016年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to cross a frozen body of water called Norton Sound.

2016年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano.

2015年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

2018年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound.

2015年高考英語全國卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

Sounds too good to be true?

2017年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Studies have shown that the right and left ear process sound differently.

2015年高考英語浙江卷 單項填空 原文

That sounds like a good idea.

2017年高考英語全國卷1 聽力 原文

The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend.

2017年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of US realize.

2015年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

This isn't as hard as it sounds, and it is far better than any other method because you improve your vocabulary while reading an interesting piece of literature.

2017年高考英語浙江卷(11月) 語法填空 原文

This sounds very interesting! It's on South Street.

2015年高考英語全國卷1 聽力 原文

Travel through 100 of the most unbelievable years in world history and learn why being a Roman emperor wasn't always as good as it sounds.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

Upon hearing the teacher's talk, the children probably felt that it sounded too good to be true.

2015年高考英語浙江卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 題設(shè)

When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular "Feed me!" call.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromone, chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony.

2015年高考英語安徽卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

While he sounded the alarm, a student from leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.

2015年高考英語陜西卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

With naomi's help, the goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve's songs.

2019年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face, it is truly exciting.

2015年高考英語重慶卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Yet they feel they can know you just from the sound of your voice.

2016年高考英語全國卷2 完形填空 原文

The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the “two step flow of communication”: Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.

出自-2010年考研閱讀原文

Hence it is metaphysical; but the means of expression is purely and exclusively physical: sound.

出自-2014年考研翻譯原文

The court’s ruling is legally sound in defining a kind of favoritism that is not criminal.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, such the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.

2018年考研真題(英語二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The court's ruling is legally sound in defining a kind of favoritism that is not criminal.

2017年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

This might sound small, but to undo the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been necessary.

2013年考研真題(英語一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause;

    "the sound of rain on the roof"

    "the beautiful sound of music"

  • 2. the subjective sensation of hearing something;

    "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

  • 3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium;

    "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

  • 4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event;

    "the sound awakened them"

  • 5. the audible part of a transmitted signal;

    "they always raise the audio for commercials"

  • 6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

  • 7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

  • 8. a large ocean inlet or deep bay;

    "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

Verb
  • 1. appear in a certain way;

    "This sounds interesting"

  • 2. make a certain noise or sound;

    "She went `Mmmmm'"

    "The gun went `bang'"

  • 3. give off a certain sound or sounds;

    "This record sounds scratchy"

  • 4. announce by means of a sound;

    "sound the alarm"

  • 5. utter with vibrating vocal chords

  • 6. cause to sound;

    "sound the bell"

    "sound a certain note"

  • 7. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Adjective
  • 1. financially secure and safe;

    "sound investments"

    "a sound economy"

  • 2. exercising or showing good judgment;

    "healthy scepticism"

    "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"

    "the healthy attitude of French laws"

    "healthy relations between labor and management"

    "an intelligent solution"

    "a sound approach to the problem"

    "sound advice"

    "no sound explanation for his decision"

  • 3. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay;

    "a sound timber"

    "the wall is sound"

    "a sound foundation"

  • 4. in excellent physical condition;

    "good teeth"

    "I still have one good leg"

    "a sound mind in a sound body"

  • 5. reflects weight of sound argument or evidence;

    "a sound argument"

  • 6. having legal efficacy or force;

    "a sound title to the property"

  • 7. free from moral defect;

    "a man of sound character"

  • 8. (of sleep) deep and complete;

    "a heavy sleep"

    "fell into a profound sleep"

    "a sound sleeper"

    "deep wakeless sleep"

  • 9. thorough;

    "a sound thrashing"

Adverb
  • 1. deeply or completely;

    "slept soundly through the storm"

    "is sound asleep"

同義詞辨析

healthy, sound, robust, well, strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough, wholesome, fit

這些形容詞均含"健康的,強(qiáng)健的"之意。

  • healthy: 指身體無病,也可指身心健全、正常的。
  • sound: 側(cè)重身體各部分或器官沒有病,無任何缺陷,即健康。
  • robust: 強(qiáng)調(diào)身體強(qiáng)健。
  • well: 僅指沒有疾病,但不一定很健康。
  • strong: 既指體格健壯,又指體力或精神上的力量。
  • vigorous: 指人強(qiáng)健有力,精力充沛。
  • sturdy: 側(cè)重于結(jié)實的體格。
  • tough: 著重指人的體格健壯。
  • wholesome: 多指能給人留下身體健康、思想健全或品德良好等印象。
  • fit: 既可指健壯又可指健全無病。

noise, sound, voice

這些名詞均含"聲音"之意。

  • noise: 通常指不悅耳的、令人煩惱的嘈雜聲,隱含貶義。
  • sound: 普通用詞,含義籠統(tǒng),指人們能聽到的各種聲音,無褒貶色彩。
  • voice: 指人說話或唱歌時發(fā)出的聲音。

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