tinkle
/ˈtɪŋkl/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɪŋkəl] /ˈtɪŋkl/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈɪŋkəl] /ˈtiŋ-kəl How to pronounce tinkle (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈtɪŋ.kəl/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɪŋkəl] /ˈtɪŋ.kəl/ (ame, ipa)
tinkle — 名詞
- tinklesingular
- tinklesplural
1. a soft, high sound that small metal or glass objects make when they knock lightl
叮噹聲
金屬或玻璃輕碰時發出的清脆聲音
a soft, high sound that small metal or glass objects make when they knock lightly against each other — like tiny bells, wind chimes, or ice cubes in a glass
Yuna heard the soft tinkle of wind chimes as she opened the garden gate.
Yuna 推開花園大門時，聽見了風鈴輕柔的叮噹聲。
collocation: tinkle of wind chimes
The tinkle of teaspoons against saucers filled the small café.
茶匙碰觸碟子的叮噹聲充滿了整間小咖啡館。
From the next room came the faint tinkle of a music box.
隔壁房間傳來音樂盒細微的叮噹聲。
Mateo smiled at the cheerful tinkle of his daughter's bracelet as she ran.
女兒跑動時手鍊發出歡快的叮噹聲，讓 Mateo 笑了起來。
There was a gentle tinkle of ice as Olivia poured the lemonade.
Olivia 倒檸檬汁時，冰塊發出輕柔的叮噹聲。
2. a quick, casual phone call, usually just to share a small piece of news or have
來電
英式非正式用語，指簡短的通話
a quick, casual phone call, usually just to share a small piece of news or have a brief chat
Give me a tinkle this evening and I'll tell you what happened at work.
今晚打個電話給我，我跟你說說工作上的事。
informal register: give me a tinkle
Maeve promised her gran she'd give her a tinkle before bedtime.
Maeve 答應奶奶睡前會打個電話給她。
I'll have a tinkle with Asher later to sort out the weekend plans.
我晚點跟 Asher 通個電話，把週末的計劃定下來。
Could you give your aunt a tinkle? She has been asking about you all week.
打個電話給你阿姨吧？她這禮拜一直問起你。
用法筆記
Common in informal British English; rarely used in American English. Often paired with 'give' (give someone a tinkle).
常見錯誤
3. an act of passing urine from the body — a gentle or playful word used mainly wit
小便
對兒童或輕鬆語境中使用的排尿說法
an act of passing urine from the body — a gentle or playful word used mainly with young children
Bilal pulled the car over so his little boy could have a tinkle by the roadside.
Bilal 把車停到路邊，讓他兒子下去小便。
informal register: have a tinkle
'Do you need a tinkle before we go into the cinema?' she asked her son.
「進電影院前你要不要上個廁所？」她問兒子。
The puppy had a tinkle on the kitchen floor again.
小狗又在廚房地板尿尿了。
Mayumi's little girl announced loudly in the restaurant that she needed a tinkle.
Mayumi 的小女兒在餐廳裡大聲宣布她要去小便。
用法筆記
Used mainly with young children or in playful informal conversation between adults. Not suitable for formal, medical, or professional contexts.
tinkle — 動詞
- tinklepresent simple I / you / we / they
- tinkles3rd person singular
- tinkling-ing form
- tinkledpast simple
1. to make a series of light, high sounds, like small pieces of glass or metal gent
發出叮噹聲
輕巧金屬或玻璃碰觸時發出的連串清脆聲音
to make a series of light, high sounds, like small pieces of glass or metal gently tapping against each other
Small brass bells tinkled above the door every time a customer walked in.
每當有客人走進來，門上掛的小銅鈴就會叮噹作響。
collocation: bells tinkled
Marta's earrings tinkled softly as she turned her head.
Marta 轉頭的時候，耳環輕輕地叮噹響著。
Ice cubes tinkled in Sirin's glass as she raised it to make a toast.
Sirin 舉杯致詞時，杯裡的冰塊叮噹作響。
The goat wore a bell around its neck that tinkled with every step.
山羊脖子上掛的鈴鐺，每走一步就叮噹響一下。
A music box tinkled a lullaby from somewhere inside the nursery.
育嬰房裡某處，音樂盒叮叮噹噹地演奏著搖籃曲。
- clang
a loud, harsh metallic sound
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. A rare transitive use exists in literary contexts (e.g. 'a music box tinkled a tune'), where the instrument 'plays' the melody through tinkling.
2. to pass urine from the body — a gentle or playful way of talking about going to
尿尿
對兒童或輕鬆口語中的排尿說法
to pass urine from the body — a gentle or playful way of talking about going to the toilet, especially used with children
Cyrus asked the teacher if he could go and tinkle before the lesson started.
Cyrus 問老師可不可以在上課前先去上個廁所。
informal register: go and tinkle
The puppy tinkled on the newspaper, which was exactly what they had hoped.
小狗尿在報紙上，這正是他們所期望的。
Tunde had to stop three times on the drive because his toddler needed to tinkle.
Tunde 開車途中停了三次，因為他剛學走路的孩子一直想尿尿。
Ayesha whispered to her mum that she needed to tinkle during the wedding ceremony.
婚禮進行中，Ayesha 小聲跟媽媽說她想去尿尿。
用法筆記
Used mainly with young children or in playful informal conversation. Not suitable for medical, professional, or formal contexts — use 'urinate' instead.