sound
noun /saʊnd/
/saʊnd/
Idioms - [countable] something that you can hear
声音；响声 - a loud/soft/faint sound
响亮/柔和/微弱的声音 - a high/low sound
高的／低的声音 - a buzzing/hissing/popping sound
嗡嗡声/嘶嘶声/爆裂声 - He crept into the house trying not to make a sound.
他蹑手蹑脚地溜进房子里，尽量不弄出一点声响。 - sound of somebody/something She heard the sound of footsteps outside.
她听见外面有脚步声。 - the different sounds and smells of the forest
森林里的各种声音、各种气息 - He could hear the sound of several voices.
他能听到几个声音。 - sound of somebody/something doing something The sound of children playing in the garden woke me.
孩子们在花园里玩耍的声音吵醒了我。 - A strange sound from the room next door startled her.
隔壁房间传来的奇怪声音吓了她一跳。
- A hollow sound echoed through the room.
屋子里有空荡的回声。 - A strange sound came from the box.
箱子里传来奇怪的声音。 - He didn't utter a single sound throughout the meeting.
会上从头到尾他一言不发。 - He jumped at the sound of my voice.
听到我说话他吓了一跳。 - He listened for sounds of movement.
他留心听有没有人走动的声响。 - I awoke to the sound of rain.
我醒来听到下雨了。 - The door opened without a sound.
门悄无声息地开了。 - The room was filled with the sound of laughter.
屋子里笑声一片。 - There was a sickening sound as his head made contact with the concrete.
他的头撞到水泥地上时，发出一声令人毛骨悚然的声响。 - Three bones transmit sounds to the inner ear.
声音通过 3 块骨头传送到内耳。 - What's making that awful creaking sound?
什么声音？嘎吱嘎吱的，真可怕。 - the distant sound of church bells
远处教堂的钟声 - I sat listening to the soft sound of rustling leaves.
我坐下来倾听树叶那柔和的沙沙声。 - I still recall vividly the sights, sounds, and smells of our day at the seaside.
我仍然清楚地记得我们在海边的一天的景象、声音和气味。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- deafening
- loud
- …
- hear
- listen for
- listen to
- …
- carry
- travel
- come
- …
- wave
- effect
- bite
- …
- at the sound of
- without a sound
- sound of
- …
- break the sound barrier
- the speed of sound
- a loud/soft/faint sound
- [uncountable] continuous rapid movements (called vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person’s or an animal’s ear
声；声响 - Sound travels more slowly than light.
声比光传播得慢。 - aircraft that can fly faster than the speed of sound
飞行速度超过音速的飞机 - Sound carries well over calm water.
声音在平静的水面易于传播。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- deafening
- loud
- …
- hear
- listen for
- listen to
- …
- carry
- travel
- come
- …
- wave
- effect
- bite
- …
- at the sound of
- without a sound
- sound of
- …
- break the sound barrier
- the speed of sound
- Sound travels more slowly than light.
- [uncountable] what you can hear coming from a television, radio, etc., or as part of a film
声音；音响 - Could you turn the sound up/down?
你能把音量调大／调小一些吗？ - The sound quality of the tapes was excellent.
磁带的音响效果极佳。 - Is the sound turned on? I can't hear anything.
声音开了吗？我什么也听不见。 - Even with the sound turned off, television is distracting.
即使关掉声音，电视也会让人分心。 - They were known for producing DVDs with good picture and sound.
他们以生产画面和声音都很好的光盘而闻名。
Topics Film and theatrea1- There's a lot of ambient sound in this film.
这部影片中有许多环境声效。 - a game with good graphics and great sound
画面精美、音质极佳的游戏
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mono
- stereo
- surround
- …
- turn down
- turn off
- turn up
- …
- level
- quality
- system
- …
- Could you turn the sound up/down?
- [countable, uncountable] the effect that is produced by the music of a particular singer or group of musicians
嗓音；音乐风格 - I like their sound.
我喜欢他们的音乐风格。
- Franz Ferdinand have a great sound that's their own.
法兰兹・费迪南乐队有绝佳的属于他们自己的风格。 - The Moog synthesizer created a whole new sound.
穆格电子音响合成器创造出一种全新的音乐风格。 - The band developed a formidable live sound.
这个乐队逐渐形成了令人惊叹的现场演唱风格。 - We experimented with different sounds.
我们尝试了不同的声音。 - He has a sound unlike any other guitarist.
他的弹奏风格不同于任何别的吉他手。 - Most of their songs have the sound of the sixties about them.
他们的大多数歌曲都带有60年代的味道。 - He produces a good clean sound on his flute.
他用长笛奏出优美清晰的乐音。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- different
- new
- …
- create
- develop
- I like their sound.
- [singular] the sound of something the idea or impression that you get of somebody/something from what somebody says or what you read
印象；感觉 - They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.
听起来他们好像过得很愉快。 - From the sound of things you were lucky to find him.
看起来你能找到他真是幸运。 - They're consulting a lawyer? I don't like the sound of that.
他们正向一位律师咨询？这消息不大好哇。
- They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.
- [countable] (often in place names
常用于地名 海峡；海湾 - Plymouth Sound
普利茅斯海峡。
- Plymouth Sound
something you hear声音
from television/radio电视；收音机
of musicians音乐家
impression印象
water水域
词源noun senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun), suner (verb), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th cent. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’; related to swim.
Idioms
like, etc. the sound of your own voice
- (disapproving) to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people
爱啰嗦；喜欢说个没完 - She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
我在赛跑中得了三等奖。
- She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
Which Word? noise / soundnoise / sound
- Noise is usually loud and unpleasant. It can be countable or uncountable:
noise 通常指噪音，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词： - Try not to make so much noise.
别那么吵吵闹闹的。 - What a terrible noise!
多么令人讨厌的噪音啊！
- Try not to make so much noise.
- Sound is a countable noun and means something that you hear:
sound 为可数名词，意为听到的声音或响声： - All she could hear was the sound of the waves.
她听得到的只有海浪声。
- All she could hear was the sound of the waves.
within (the) sound of something
- (British English) near enough to be able to hear something
在听得见…的范围内 - a house within sound of the sea
听得见海浪声的房子
- a house within sound of the sea