clank
/klæŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /klæŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklaŋk/ (ame, mw)
clank — verb
- clankpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clankshe / she / it
- clankedpast simple
- clanking-ing form
1. if a hard metal object clanks, or if you make it clank, it produces one short he
if a hard metal object clanks, or if you make it clank, it produces one short heavy ringing noise, usually when it knocks against another hard surface.
The heavy iron gate clanked shut behind Vivek as he walked into the prison yard.
intransitive: [metal object] + clank + adverb of position
Kenji clanked the saucepan against the stove to shake out the last of the rice.
transitive: [person] + clank + [thing] + against [surface]
Coins clanked together inside the old metal tin every time the bus hit a bump.
Dario heard a wrench clank onto the garage floor near the engine.
Below deck, a loose chain was clanking against the pipes with each wave.
文法句型
[thing] clanks
[person] clanks [thing]
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a hard metal object (chain, gate, pan, coin, pipe). Distinguish from 'clink' (lighter, higher, often glass or small metal) and 'clang' (longer, more resonant, like a large bell).
常見錯誤
clank — noun
1. one short heavy ringing noise made by a hard piece of metal hitting against anot
one short heavy ringing noise made by a hard piece of metal hitting against another hard surface.
Tamar dropped the spanner with a loud clank that echoed through the empty workshop.
with a [adj] clank — describing how something happens
The cell door shut with a final clank, and the corridor fell silent.
with a [adj] clank for a single decisive sound
Selim heard the metallic clank of radiator pipes warming up on a cold morning.
Each clank of the blacksmith's hammer brought the red-hot iron closer to the right shape.
文法句型
a clank of [metal object]
with a clank
用法筆記
Typically appears with 'with a' or 'the clank of' rather than as a bare subject. The plural 'clanks' is used when several separate noises occur, but a continuous metallic noise is usually expressed by the verb in the -ing form (e.g. 'the chains clanking') instead of the plural noun.