【sound】的翻译、意思 - 英文字典

1.vt. 听（诊）；测量，测…深；使发声；试探；宣告

2.n. 声音，语音；噪音；海峡；吵闹；听力范围；[医] 探条

3.adj. 健全的，健康的；合理的；可靠的；有效彻底的

4.adv. 彻底地，充分地

5.vi. 听起来；发出声音；回响；测深

1. [N-COUNT] A sound is something that you hear. 声音

例：Peter heard the sound of gunfire.彼得听见了枪炮声。

例：Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound.莉莎惊吓得发不出任何声音。

2. [N-UNCOUNT] Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard. 声能

例：The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.飞机将以两倍于音速的速度飞行。

3. [N-SING] Thesound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled. (可调大小声的) 播音

例：She went and turned the sound down.她过去把声音调小。

4. [N-COUNT] A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music. 音乐风格

例：They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound.他们已经开始在音乐风格中展示出一种强烈的灵歌因素。

5. [V-T/V-I] If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise. 使发出声音; 发出声音

例：The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office.丹尼尔办公室的蜂鸣器响了起来。

6. [V-T] If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic. 宣告

例：The archbishop has sounded a warning to world leaders on third world debt.大主教已经发出警告提醒世界领导人注意第三世界的债务。

7. [V-LINK] When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds. 听起来

例：They heard what sounded like a huge explosion.他们听见了一种像是巨大爆炸的声音。

例：The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence.铰链的嘎吱声在那寂静中听起来很响。

8. [V-LINK] When you talk about the way someone sounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak. 听起来

例：She sounded a bit worried.她听起来有点焦虑不安。

例：Murphy sounds like a child.墨菲听起来像个孩子。

9. [V-LINK] When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way it sounds. 令人觉得

例：It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?在我听来那像个好主意，但真管用吗？

例：It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake.感觉似乎他们已经犯下了一个大错。

10. [N-SING] You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking about the sound of it. (听到或看到的) 感觉

例：Here's a new idea we liked the sound of.这是个新想法，听起来我们就喜欢。

例：I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne.我不喜欢托比•奥斯伯恩的感觉。

11. [ADJ] If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind is sound, it is in good condition or healthy. 健康的; 状况良好的

例：When we bought the house, it was structurally sound.当我们买下这房子时，其结构完好无损。

例：Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas.虽然这辆汽车基本状况完好，但我担心某几个部分。

12. [ADJ] Sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible. 可靠的

例：They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets.他们是训练有素的营养师，能提供有关饮食的可靠建议。

例：Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound.只买财政状况良好的保险公司的保险。

13. [[表赞许]] If you describe someone's ideas as sound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct. 正确的

例：I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice.我不能肯定这就是正确的民主做法。

14. [[ADJ n]] If someone is in a sound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply. 酣 (睡) 的

例：She had woken me out of a sound sleep.她把我从酣睡中叫醒了。

15. [[ADV adj]] Sound is also an adverb. 酣 (睡) 地

例：He was lying in bed, sound asleep.他正躺在床上，睡得很香。