sound
声音,声响,音响,音效
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Definitions
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- : the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- : mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a speed of approximately 1,087 feet per second at sea level.
- : the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause: the sound of music.
- : any auditory effect; any audible vibrational disturbance: all kinds of sounds.
- : a noise, vocal utterance, musical tone, or the like: the sounds from the next room.
- : a distinctive, characteristic, or recognizable musical style, as from a particular performer, orchestra, or type of arrangement: the big-band sound.
- : Phonetics. speech sound. the audible result of an utterance or portion of an utterance: the s-sound in “slight”; the sound of m in “mere.”
- : the auditory effect of sound waves as transmitted or recorded by a particular system of sound reproduction: the sound of a stereophonic recording.
- : the quality of an event, letter, etc., as it affects a person: This report has a bad sound.
- : the distance within which the noise of something may be heard.
- : mere noise, without meaning: all sound and fury.
- : Archaic. a report or rumor; news; tidings.
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- : to make or emit a sound.
- : to give forth a sound as a call or summons: The bugle sounded as the troops advanced.
- : to be heard, as a sound.
- : to convey a certain impression when heard or read: to sound strange.
- : to give a specific sound: to sound loud.
- : to give the appearance of being; seem:The report sounds true.
- : Law. to have as its basis or foundation: His action sounds in contract.
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- : to cause to make or emit a sound: to sound a bell.
- : to give forth: The oboe sounded an A.
- : to announce, order, or direct by or as by a sound: The bugle sounded retreat. His speech sounded a warning to aggressor nations.
- : to utter audibly, pronounce, or express: to sound each letter.
- : to examine by percussion or auscultation: to sound a patient's chest.
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- : sound off, Informal. to call out one's name, as at military roll call.to speak freely or frankly, especially to complain in such a manner.to exaggerate; boast: Has he been sounding off about his golf game again?
Phrases
- sound as a bell
- sound bite
- sound off
- sound out
- safe and sound
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
If that sounds like you, don’t feel like you need to suffer to see gains.
In many cases, this will come as no surprise—we use many apps precisely because they can take pictures or record a sound.
The content should not be stuffed, like in the old days of SEO, it should rather be a natural-sounding copy written in an informative style.
Now researchers think the sounds stop queens from fighting to the death.
For one thing, it sounds like the App Store will now support game-streaming services like Microsoft’s xCloud and Google’s Stadia.
Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.
And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a different sound for you.
“You can imagine the sound of that gun on a Bronx street,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says.
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor.
Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.
It will be remembered that pitch depends upon the rapidity of the sound waves or vibrations.
Miss Christabel blushed furiously and emitted a sound half between a laugh and a scream.