ping

noun

/pɪŋ/

verb

/pɪŋ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they ping	/pɪŋ/ /pɪŋ/
he / she / it pings	/pɪŋz/ /pɪŋz/
past simple pinged	/pɪŋd/ /pɪŋd/
past participle pinged	/pɪŋd/ /pɪŋd/
-ing form pinging	/ˈpɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈpɪŋɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to make a short, high ringing sound; to make something produce this sound（使）乒乓作响，发乒乓声
- The microwave pinged.微波炉发出砰的一声。
- + adv./prep. He threw himself to the ground as bullets pinged off the metal behind him.他迅速卧倒，子弹在身后呼啸震响。
- ping something You have to ping the bell on the desk to get someone to come and attend to you.要想叫人过来服务，你得按响桌上的铃。
(North American English)
(British English pink)
[intransitive] (of a car engine汽车发动机) to make knocking sounds because the fuel is not burning correctly发爆声；敲缸
[transitive] ping something to test whether an internet connection is working by sending a signal to a computer and waiting for a reply乒网（向计算机发送信号等待回复，以测试是否连通互联网）Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
[transitive] ping something (to somebody) | ping somebody (informal) to send an email or a text message to somebody发送（电子邮件、手机短信）
- I'll ping it to you later.我随后把它发送给你。
- Ping me later in the week.本周晚些时候打电话给我。
Topics Phones, email and the internetc2

词源mid 19th cent.: imitative.