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oconee-bells

/uh-koh-nee-belz/US // əˈkoʊ niˌbɛlz //

奥科尼钟声

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural o·co·nee-bells.

    • : a plant, Shortia galacifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having glossy, rounded leaves and white or pink bell-shaped flowers with fringed petals.

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.

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

  • If the idea of a religious vigilante ambushing sex workers in his spare time sets off alarm bells, it probably should.

  • 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.