clank
/klæŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /klæŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklaŋk/ (ame, mw)
clank — 動詞
- 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
噹啷響
硬金屬物碰撞發出短而沉的響聲
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.
沉重的鐵閘在 Vivek 走進監獄場院後鏗鏘一聲關上。
intransitive: [metal object] + clank + adverb of position
Kenji clanked the saucepan against the stove to shake out the last of the rice.
Kenji 把鍋子在爐子上噹啷敲響，好把最後幾粒米抖出來。
transitive: [person] + clank + [thing] + against [surface]
Coins clanked together inside the old metal tin every time the bus hit a bump.
巴士每次經過顛簸路面，舊鐵罐裡的硬幣就互相噹啷作響。
Dario heard a wrench clank onto the garage floor near the engine.
Dario 聽到一把扳手噹啷一聲掉在引擎旁邊的車庫地板上。
Below deck, a loose chain was clanking against the pipes with each wave.
甲板下方，一條鬆脫的鐵鍊隨著每一波浪潮敲擊水管而噹啷作響。
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 — 名詞
1. one short heavy ringing noise made by a hard piece of metal hitting against anot
噹啷聲
金屬撞擊發出的短促沉重響聲
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.
Tamar 把扳手摔在地上，鏗鏘一聲在空蕩的工作坊裡迴盪。
with a [adj] clank — describing how something happens
The cell door shut with a final clank, and the corridor fell silent.
牢房門最後鏗鏘一聲關上，走廊頓時安靜下來。
with a [adj] clank for a single decisive sound
Selim heard the metallic clank of radiator pipes warming up on a cold morning.
Selim 在寒冷的清晨聽到暖氣水管升溫時發出的金屬噹啷聲。
Each clank of the blacksmith's hammer brought the red-hot iron closer to the right shape.
鐵匠的鎚子每一聲噹啷，都讓燒紅的鐵塊更接近想要的形狀。
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.