sound是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 something that you can hear or that can be heard -- 聲音，聲響

  • They could hear the sound of a bell tolling in the distance. 他們能聽到遠處的鐘聲。

  • She stood completely still, not making a sound. 她靜靜地站在那裡，一聲不吭。

  • Suddenly we heard a loud knocking sound from the engine. 突然我們聽見引擎發出響亮的砰砰聲。

  • Sound can travel over very large distances in water. 聲音在水中能傳播得很遠。

  • a sound engineer/recording 音響師／錄音

  • Could you turn the sound down/up on the TV? 你把電視機的音量調低／高一點好嗎？

  • The band's sound is a distinctive mixture of funk and rap. 這支樂隊結合了鄉土爵士樂和饒舌樂的音樂風格，很有特色。

• 1 how something seems to be, from what is said or written -- …給人的印象（或感覺）；…的言外之意

  • I like the sound of the beef in red wine sauce. 我喜歡牛肉澆紅酒醬的感覺。

  • By/From the sound of it I don't think it was her fault. 聽起來我認爲不是她的錯。

  • I'm going to be talking to over 90 people? I don't like the sound of that! 我要和90多個人談話，是嗎？我可不喜歡那樣！

• 2 a passage of sea connecting two larger areas of sea, or an area of sea mostly surrounded by land -- 海灣，海峽

  • the Kalmar Sound 卡爾馬海峽

• 3 to seem good, interesting, strange, etc. from what is said or written -- 聽起來不錯／聽起來有意思／似乎很奇怪（等等）

  • Your job sounds really interesting. 你的工作聽起來真有趣。

  • I know it sounds silly, but I'll miss him when he's gone. 我知道這聽起來很傻，但他走了我會想他的。

  • That sounds like a good idea. 那聽起來像是個不錯的主意。

  • It sounds like you've got a sore throat. 你聽起來好像喉嚨有些發炎。

  • It sounds as if they had a good holiday. 聽起來他們似乎度過了一個愉快的假期。

  • You're going skiing with three friends? That sounds like fun. 你要和三個朋友去滑雪？聽起來很好玩。

  • He sounded very depressed when we spoke on the phone yesterday. 我們昨天通電話的時候，他聽起來很沮喪。

  • At the press conference, he sounded at his most relaxed. 新聞發布會上，他聽起來十分輕鬆。

• 4 to make a noise -- （使）發聲；（使）作響

  • If the alarm sounds, leave the building immediately. 如果警報聲響起，馬上離開大樓。

  • It sounds like a bird. 聽起來像一隻鳥。

  • He sounds (= speaks) just like someone I used to work with. 他說話很像我以前的一個同事。

  • Sounding the car's horn, she drove at high speed through the crowded streets. 她按響汽車喇叭，猛踩油門，飛速穿過熙熙攘攘的大街。

  • Quick, sound the alarm - there's a fire in the machine room! 快，拉警報——機房裡著火了！

• 5 to measure the depth of a mass of water, such as the sea, usually by sonar -- （用聲納）測量…的水深

• 6 not broken or damaged; healthy; in good condition -- 無損傷的；完好的；健康的，健全的

  • It's an old building but it's still structurally sound. 這是一座老建築物，但結構依然完好。

  • Considering his age, his body is surprisingly sound. 就年齡來說，他的身體異常健康。

  • Was she of sound mind (= not mentally ill) at the time of the incident? 事故發生時，她精神沒有問題吧？

• 7 showing good judgment; able to be trusted -- 合理的，明智的；可靠的

  • She gave me some very sound advice. 她給了我一些非常好的建議。

  • Are these pesticides environmentally sound (= will they not damage the environment)? 這些殺蟲劑是否對環境無害？

  • Government bonds are a sound investment. 購買政府公債是一種穩當的投資。

• 8 complete -- 全面的，透徹的

  • How sound is her knowledge of the subject? 她對這一學科了解得有多透徹？

• 9 (of sleep) deep and peaceful -- 熟睡（的），酣睡（的）

  • He was sound asleep within moments of getting into bed. 他上床沒多久就進入了夢鄉。