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chile-bells

/chil-ee-belz/US // ˈtʃɪl iˌbɛlz //

辣椒铃,辣椒铃铛,智利的铃铛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Chil·e-bells.

    • : a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.

Examples

  • Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.

  • A ban on the ringing of church bells, lifted in 1941, was reimposed.

  • And the bells chimed for victory at 1211 Avenue of the Americas.

  • The rift put Washington at odds with countries like Brazil, Uruguay or Chile, which seemed to have come to terms with their past.

  • We sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.

  • I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.

  • Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.

  • The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

  • These Rules (leaving out the Tenor) serves for five bells; and leaving out the fifth and Tenor, they serve for four bells.

  • On four bells there are four times as many changes as on three; that is—four times six changes, which makes Twenty-four.