clack
/klæk/ (bre, ipa) · /klæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklak/ (ame, mw)
clack — 名詞
- clacksingular
- clacksplural
1. a sudden, brief, hard-sounding noise produced when two solid items strike one an
喀噠聲
兩個硬物相撞發出的短促清脆聲響
a sudden, brief, hard-sounding noise produced when two solid items strike one another, like wooden blocks or heels on a tile floor
Felipe heard the loud clack of billiard balls from the back room of the bar.
Felipe 聽見酒吧後方房間傳來撞球碰撞的喀噠聲。
noun phrase: clack of [colliding objects]
Every morning, Eleni woke to the clack of her neighbour's heels on the marble stairs.
每天早上，Eleni 都被鄰居高跟鞋踩在大理石樓梯上的喀噠聲吵醒。
the clack of [shoes/heels] on [hard surface]
The library was so quiet that even a small clack from the next table felt rude.
圖書館裡安靜到連鄰桌傳來的一點喀噠聲都顯得失禮。
Diya's knitting needles made a steady clack as she worked through the long train ride.
在漫長的火車旅程中，Diya 的毛線針一路發出穩定的喀噠聲。
文法句型
a clack of [noun]
with a clack
用法筆記
Subject is usually the sound itself or the activity; common in 'the clack of [plural objects/heels/needles]' patterns. Frequently in literary or descriptive prose rather than everyday speech.
常見錯誤
clack — 動詞
- clackpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clackshe / she / it
- clackedpast simple
- clacking-ing form
1. if two hard things clack, or if you clack one against another, they produce a br
發出喀噠聲
兩硬物撞擊時發出短而清脆的聲響
if two hard things clack, or if you clack one against another, they produce a brief, sharp tapping sound on contact
Quinn's wooden sandals clacked on the tiled floor of the empty museum.
Quinn 的木屐踏在空蕩博物館的磁磚地板上，發出陣陣喀噠聲。
intransitive: [hard objects] + clack + on [surface]
Daniel clacked two stones together to scare the crows off the vegetable patch.
Daniel 把兩顆石頭互相敲擊，發出喀噠聲嚇走菜園裡的烏鴉。
transitive: clack [object] together
Old wooden looms still clack rhythmically inside the small village workshop near Eshe's home.
在 Eshe 家附近小村的工坊裡，老式木製織布機仍有節奏地發出喀噠聲。
The horses' hooves clacked sharply across the cobblestones as the parade reached the square.
遊行隊伍走到廣場時，馬蹄在鵝卵石上發出清脆的喀噠聲。
Eri sat at the kitchen counter and clacked her chopsticks against the edge of the bowl.
Eri 坐在廚房檯邊，拿筷子在碗沿上敲出喀噠喀噠的聲響。
文法句型
[hard objects] clack
clack [hard object] against/on [surface]
用法筆記
Subjects are typically hard, small, or thin items — shoes/heels, needles, sticks, hooves, keyboard keys, mechanical parts. Distinguish from sense-adjacent 'click': clack implies a deeper, harder sound than 'click', and shorter than 'clatter'.