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ding-dong

/ding-dawng, -dong/US // ˈdɪŋˌdɔŋ, -ˌdɒŋ //

叮咚,叮叮当当,叮当,丁当

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the sound of a bell.
    • : any similar sound of repeated strokes.
    • : Slang. ding-a-ling.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by or resembling the sound of a bell.
    • : marked by rapid alternation of retaliatory action:a ding-dong struggle.

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Examples

  • On the southern side of the JSA, there is a village called Daeseong-dong (대성동).

  • On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).

  • Director Yoo Dong-hun and screenwriter Lee Jung-u were arrested for firebombing theaters.

  • I called it “ding-dong diplomacy”; Governor Richardson wisely pointed out that “basketball diplomacy” is better than none.

  • She was going to be a point person on health-care reform, and they needed to ding her.

  • I did so, and I had to report unfavourably, for “facts are chiels that winna ding.”

  • The suddenness and the emphasis of the ding told on unexpected nerves, but it brought the Fourth Reader class up erect.

  • No tedious ding-dong daily practice—just 20 brief, entertaining lessons, easily mastered.

  • The ding of her husband's cash register and the click of her dangle bag mark the systole and diastole of married life.

  • We have had a wonderful day with a wonderful en——” said Lil, a yawn hitting her midway so she could not get out the “ding.