chime
/tʃaɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃaɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchīm/ (ame, mw)
chime — 動詞
- 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
鳴響
鐘或時鐘發出清脆的鈴聲
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.
當Dahlia走過廣場時，老教堂的鐘鳴響了正午十二點。
clock + chime + [time]
Farhad's phone chimed with a message just as the meeting began.
會議剛開始，Farhad的手機就響起了訊息提示音。
phone + chime with + [notification]
The little brass bell on the shop door chimed when Christopher pushed it open.
Christopher推開店門時，門上那個小銅鈴響了一聲。
Each of the crystal glasses chimed softly as Ilan tapped them with a spoon.
Ilan用湯匙輕敲時，每個水晶杯都輕輕發出叮噹聲。
The grandfather clock in the hallway chimed every quarter of an hour.
走廊的那座落地鐘每十五分鐘就鳴響一次。
- 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 — 名詞
- chimesingular
- chimesplural
1. the clear, musical ringing noise made by a bell, clock, or doorbell
鐘聲；鈴聲
鐘、時鐘或門鈴發出的清脆響聲
the clear, musical ringing noise made by a bell, clock, or doorbell
A soft chime from the temple bell floated across the still lake.
寺廟鐘聲輕柔地飄過平靜的湖面。
chime from — source of the sound
Kian heard the familiar chime of the ice-cream van and ran outside.
Kian聽到冰淇淋車熟悉的鈴聲，就跑出去了。
The chime of the doorbell broke the silence in the empty house.
門鈴的聲音打破了空房子裡的寂靜。
Every hour the clock's chime echoed through the long corridors.
時鐘的報時聲每小時都在長長的走廊裡迴盪。
Arjun paused to listen to the gentle chime of wind bells on the balcony.
Arjun停下腳步，聆聽陽台上風鈴的輕柔聲音。
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
排鐘；風鈴
一組用來敲擊發出鈴聲的小鐘或金屬管
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.
一排黃銅風鈴掛在花園大門上方，在微風中輕唱。
Minh bought a set of bamboo chimes at the street market in Hoi An.
Minh在會安的街市買了一組竹製風鈴。
a set of chimes — collective phrase
The old chimes on the porch tinkled whenever the wind picked up.
每當起風時，門廊上的舊風鈴就叮叮噹噹地響。
Jin polished each of the silver chimes before the New Year celebration.
Jin在新年慶祝活動前把每一個銀色風鈴都擦亮了。
The temple's bronze chimes rang out as the monks began their morning prayers.
僧侶開始晨禱時，寺廟的青銅排鐘響了起來。
- 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
管鐘
由金屬管組成的打擊樂器
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.
打擊樂手在最後樂章時上前演奏管鐘。
play the chimes — perform on this instrument
Leo struck the longest tube of the orchestral chimes with a soft-headed mallet.
Leo用軟頭琴槌敲擊管鐘最長的那根金屬管。
In the school band, Manuela was proud to be chosen for the chimes.
在學校樂團裡，Manuela很自豪被選為管鐘演奏者。
The composer wrote a shimmering solo for the chimes in the second section.
作曲家在第二樂段為管鐘寫了一段閃爍動人的獨奏。
During rehearsal, the chimes player practised the rapid scale passage again and again.
排練時，管鐘演奏者一遍又一遍地練習那段快速音階。
- 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