chime
/tʃaɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃaɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchīm/ (ame, mw)
chime — verb
- chimepresent simple I / you / we / they
- chimeshe / she / it
- chimedpast simple
- chiming-ing form
1. When bells or a clock chime, they make a pleasant ringing sound, often to show w
When bells or a clock chime, they make a pleasant ringing sound, often to show what time it is.
The old church clock chimed noon as Dahlia walked through the square.
clock + chime + [time]
Farhad's phone chimed with a message just as the meeting began.
phone + chime with + [notification]
The little brass bell on the shop door chimed when Christopher pushed it open.
Each of the crystal glasses chimed softly as Ilan tapped them with a spoon.
The grandfather clock in the hallway chimed every quarter of an hour.
- ring
more general; applies to any clear resonant sound, including harsh or loud ones
- peal
a loud, sustained ringing, especially of large church bells
- toll
a slow, solemn single note, typically from a large bell at a funeral or ceremony
- jingle
a light, metallic tinkling sound of small objects like keys or coins
文法句型
chime + [time]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a bell, clock, phone, or doorbell. When transitive, the object typically names the hour being signalled.
常見錯誤
chime — noun
- chimesingular
- chimesplural
1. the clear, musical ringing noise made by a bell, clock, or doorbell
the clear, musical ringing noise made by a bell, clock, or doorbell
A soft chime from the temple bell floated across the still lake.
chime from — source of the sound
Kian heard the familiar chime of the ice-cream van and ran outside.
The chime of the doorbell broke the silence in the empty house.
Every hour the clock's chime echoed through the long corridors.
Arjun paused to listen to the gentle chime of wind bells on the balcony.
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' to name the source: the chime of a bell, the chime of the doorbell.
2. several little bells, or hanging metal bars, that produce a ringing note wheneve
several little bells, or hanging metal bars, that produce a ringing note whenever they are struck or stirred by the breeze
A row of brass chimes hung above the garden gate, singing in the breeze.
Minh bought a set of bamboo chimes at the street market in Hoi An.
a set of chimes — collective phrase
The old chimes on the porch tinkled whenever the wind picked up.
Jin polished each of the silver chimes before the New Year celebration.
The temple's bronze chimes rang out as the monks began their morning prayers.
- wind chimes
specifically chimes designed to be moved by the wind; the most common everyday term
- bells
more general; can refer to individual bells rather than a tuned set
- carillon
a much larger set of bells played from a keyboard, typically in a church tower
3. an instrument formed of a row of metal pipes, each tuned to one note, that the p
an instrument formed of a row of metal pipes, each tuned to one note, that the player hits with a mallet to produce bell-like tones
The percussionist stepped forward to play the chimes during the final movement.
play the chimes — perform on this instrument
Leo struck the longest tube of the orchestral chimes with a soft-headed mallet.
In the school band, Manuela was proud to be chosen for the chimes.
The composer wrote a shimmering solo for the chimes in the second section.
During rehearsal, the chimes player practised the rapid scale passage again and again.
- tubular bells
the formal orchestral term for this instrument
- orchestra bells
sometimes used interchangeably, though technically a separate instrument with metal bars
- glockenspiel
a similar percussion instrument that uses metal bars instead of tubes, producing a brighter tone