reverberate
/rɪˈvɜːbəreɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈvɜːrbəreɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈvər-bə-ˌrāt/ (ame, mw)
reverberate — 動詞
- reverberatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- reverberateshe / she / it
- reverberatedpast simple
- reverberating-ing form
1. When a loud or deep sound moves through an area and keeps being heard because th
迴盪
聲音持續迴響
When a loud or deep sound moves through an area and keeps being heard because the surfaces around it reflect the sound waves.
The church bells reverberated across the quiet valley at noon.
教堂的鐘聲在正午時分迴盪在寧靜的山谷間。
reverberate + across [space]
Yasmin's final note reverberated through the hall long after she stopped singing.
Yasmin 的最後一個音符在停止演唱後，仍然在廳內迴盪許久。
reverberate + through [space]
A loud crash from the kitchen reverberated off the stone walls.
廚房裡傳來的一聲巨響在石牆之間反覆迴盪。
The heavy drumbeats reverberated throughout the wooden theatre during the show.
表演期間，沉重的鼓聲在整座木造劇院中迴盪不已。
Eitan could feel the bass from the speakers reverberating inside his chest.
Eitan 可以感覺到揚聲器傳出的低音在胸腔中共鳴。
文法句型
reverberate + through/across/throughout/off + [place]
用法筆記
Subject is nearly always a sound, especially one that is loud, low, or deep. The spatial preposition is required — without it the sentence feels incomplete.
常見錯誤
2. When an event, decision, or piece of news spreads widely through a group or soci
波及
事件產生深遠影響
When an event, decision, or piece of news spreads widely through a group or society, causing a strong and often lasting effect on people.
The news of the factory closing reverberated through the small town.
工廠關閉的消息在小鎮上引起了廣泛的連鎖效應。
reverberate + through [community] for figurative effect
Otis knew his resignation would reverberate across the entire department for weeks.
Otis 知道他的辭職決定會在整個部門掀起數週的波瀾。
The political scandal continued to reverberate for months after the election.
那場政治醜聞在選舉結束後持續發酵了好幾個月。
Those policy changes still reverberate throughout the education system today.
那些政策變革至今仍在整個教育體系中引發連鎖反應。
- resonate
more common in figurative contexts; suggests emotional or intellectual impact rather than broad social effect
- ripple through
less formal; suggests a gradual spreading effect
- echo
can describe events having continuing effects but is less intense than reverberate
- fizzle out
an event loses its impact quickly without spreading widely
文法句型
reverberate + through/across + [community/system]
reverberate + for + [duration]
用法筆記
Figurative extension of the sound sense. Subject is commonly an event, decision, announcement, or scandal that affects a community, organisation, or system. Frequently used with still, continue to, or for + period to emphasise that the effect lasts.
常見錯誤
reverberate — 形容詞
- reverberatepositive
- more reverberatecomparative
- most reverberatesuperlative
1. Describes a space or surface where sounds echo noticeably, often because the mat
有迴音的
空間充滿回聲
Describes a space or surface where sounds echo noticeably, often because the materials are hard and reflect sound waves.
The cathedral's reverberant walls made the choir sound even more beautiful.
大教堂充滿迴音的牆壁讓合唱團的聲音聽起來更加美妙。
reverberant + [feature of space]
They chose a less reverberant room for the recording to keep the audio clear.
他們為了保持音質清晰，選擇了迴音較小的房間錄音。
Jisoo loved the reverberant acoustics of the old stone chapel near her home.
Jisoo 喜愛她家附近那間古老石造教堂的迴音聲響效果。
The reverberant hallway echoed every footstep long after the students left.
充滿迴音的走廊在學生離開後，仍久久迴盪著腳步聲。
文法句型
reverberant + [noun describing a space or its feature]
用法筆記
More common in formal, descriptive, or technical writing (acoustics, architecture) than in everyday conversation. Describes a property of a space that makes sounds echo — not the sound itself.