loud1 /laʊd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp louder, superlativesupl loudest)1 LOUD/NOISYmaking a lot of noise 大聲的,喧鬧的 OPP quietThe book fell to the floor with a loud bang. 書砰的一聲掉落到地上。
The music was so loud that I had to shout. 音樂太響了,我只得大聲地喊。
‘Who’s there?’ asked David in a loud voice. “是誰?” 戴維大聲問道。
2 LOUD/NOISYsomeone who is loud talks too loudly and confidently 〔人〕過於自信而說話聲過大的,大嗓門的The more Tom drank, the louder he became. 湯姆喝得越多,嗓門越大。
4 be loud in your praise/opposition/support etc STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFto express your approval or disapproval very strongly 竭力贊揚/反對/支持等The local business community was loud in its support for the scheme. 當地商界大力支持這個計劃。
be loud in your praise/opposition/support etc• Nevertheless, both my master and Agrippa were loud in their praise of my martial prowess. —loudly adverbadvBen laughed loudly. 本放聲大笑。
She spoke more loudly than she intended. 她本來無意那麽大聲說話的。
—loudness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSloud making a lot of noise – used about sounds, voices, or music 〔聲音、音樂等〕大聲的,喧鬧的He was talking in a very loud voice. 他在大聲說話。
The music was too loud. 音樂太響了。
noisy making a lot of noise – used about people, machines, and places that are too loud 〔人〕吵鬧的,聒噪的;〔機器及場所〕嘈雜的,喧鬧的The traffic was so noisy. 車輛噪聲真吵。
rowdy rowdy people behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. A rowdy place such as a bar is full of noisy people, often behaving badly 〔人〕吵鬧的,粗野的; 〔地方〕喧鬧的,亂哄哄的rowdy football fans 吵吵鬧鬧的足球迷
raucous /ˈrɔːkəs $ ˈrɒː-/ especially written unpleasantly loud – used about the excited sound of groups of people 〔激動的人群所發出的聲音〕刺耳的,吵鬧的 resounding [only before noun] used to describe a loud noise when something hits another thing, that seems to continue for a few seconds. Also used about people cheering or shouting loudly 洪亮的;回蕩的〔用於形容兩物相撞的巨響,也用於形容大聲歡呼或叫喊的人群〕The door hit the wall with a resounding crash. 砰的一聲巨響,門撞到了牆上。
a resounding cheer 響亮的歡呼聲
very loud 聲響巨大的thunderous extremely loud and deep in sound 雷鳴般的His remarks received thunderous applause from the audience. 他的話赢得了觀衆雷鳴般的掌聲。
deafening /ˈdefənɪŋ/ so loud that you cannot hear anything else 震耳欲聾的The noise was deafening – like a thousand fireworks going off at one time. 那聲音震耳欲聾,仿佛上千煙花同時炸響。
nPeople living near airports suffer the deafening sound of aircraft taking off and landing.
ear-splitting so loud that your ears feel uncomfortable 刺耳的,震耳欲聾的He played the music at ear-splitting volume. 他把音樂放得震耳欲聾。
piercing extremely loud, high, and unpleasant to hear 刺耳的,尖利的 COLLOCATIONS CHECKloud sound/voice/music
noisy person/place/machine/traffic
rowdy crowd/fans/bar
raucous laughter/crowd/atmosphere
resounding thud/crash/cheer/applause
thunderous applause
deafening sound/noise
piercing voice/scream/whistle/sound