2(make) encouraging/optimistic etc noises (about something)British EnglishBrETALK TO somebody to say things which suggest what your opinion or attitude is, without saying it directly(就某事說)鼓勵/樂觀等的話
Both sides were making hopeful noises about the hostages.
雙方都在表示人質還有希望。
3make (all) the right noises (about something)to say the things that other people want or expect to hear(對某事)随聲附和
The health minister seems to be making all the right noises.
衛生部長似乎只是在随聲附和。
4make noises about doing somethingto say that you are considering doing something 表示正在考慮做某事
He is now making noises about starting his own business.
5make a (lot of) noise about somethingBritish EnglishBrE to talk about something a lot, so that people will notice it – used to show disapproval 經常談論某個話題〔含貶義〕
modern men who make a noise about the fact that they know how to look good
總是誇耀自己懂得如何打扮的時髦男子
Examples from the Corpus
make a (lot of) noise about something• Apparently Bradford is interested in having it and Bristol has also made noises about it.• I made noises about the absence of a bank in this so-calledinternationalairport; but what choice did I have?• It was extended, but the Provisionals continued to make noises aboutrenewing the violence.• Kirchberg is where the peace and quiet is worthmaking a noise about.
make ... noise• Show the students the balloons and ask them how you can make a noise using a balloon. 2.• You can hear a friendmake a noise under water when you are swimming.• The government sponsored Meadowell Initiativemakes noises in the north of the estate - but does pitifully little, painfully slowly.• It made a noise, just a squawk, coming open; he closed it silently behind him.• Is it doing anything strange, such as leaking, making noises or not keeping water as hot as it used to?• There was something by the shady side of the wardrobe that made a noise.• The blindfoldedBrownie points to some one and asks them to make a noise.• Minutes later he was making a noise like a pneumaticdrill.
noise2 verb
be noised abroad/about/aroundold-fashioned especially British EnglishBrE if news or information is noised abroad, people are talking about it 〔新聞或消息〕傳播出去
Rumours of an election are being noised abroad.
外界紛紛傳言要舉行選舉。
Originnoise
(1200-1300)Old French“quarreling, noise”, from Latinnausea; → NAUSEA
ADJECTIVE | VERB + NOISE | NOISE + VERB | NOISE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deafening, loud震耳欲聾的喧鬧聲;很大的噪音➤awful, horrible, terrible可怕的喧鬧聲;駭人的噪聲;嚇人的噪聲▸➤faint, low, slight, small微弱的/低低的/輕微的/很小的響聲◇The slightest noise will wake him.一丁點兒動靜也會吵醒他。➤sudden突如其來的喧鬧聲▸➤funny, strange奇異的噪聲;奇怪的喧鬧聲▸➤background背景噪聲◇There was constant background noise from the road.公路上不斷傳來背景噪聲。➤constant, incessant持續不斷的噪音;不停歇的喧鬧聲▸➤banging, buzzing, clicking, hissing, etc.砰砰的撞擊聲、嗡嗡聲、咔嗒咔嗒聲、噝噝聲等➤muffled阻塞噪聲▸➤aircraft, engine, traffic飛機的/引擎的/車輛的噪聲➤ambient, white環境噪聲;白噪聲▸➤rude (especially BrE) 粗野的話◇One of the children made a rude noise.有一個小孩說了句粗話。VERB + NOISE➤create, emit, generate, let out, make, produce產生噪音;發出噪聲◇the noise created by aircraft飛機產生的噪聲◇She was making a lot of noise.她在製造大量噪聲。➤hear, listen to聽到噪聲;聽聲響◇We could hear funny little sucking noises.我們可以聽到奇怪的輕輕吮吸的聲音。➤block out, drown out, reduce隔斷/壓過/減少噪聲◇Wood is used to deaden the noise.木頭可以用來消音。➤complain about抱怨噪聲NOISE + VERB➤come from sth噪聲來自⋯◇There were strange noises coming from the kitchen.廚房裏傳來奇怪的噪聲。➤become louder, get louder, grow louder, increase噪聲變大;噪聲變強▸➤die away, die down, fade, fade away噪聲逐漸消失◇The deafening noise of the machine died away to a rumble.震耳欲聾的機器聲逐漸變成了低沉的隆隆聲。NOISE + NOUN➤level噪聲級別▸➤pollution噪聲污染➤reduction噪聲的減少PREPOSITION➤above the noise, over the noise超出噪聲◇We had to shout over the noise of the traffic.在喧鬧的交通噪聲中我們不得不大聲喊叫。➤noise from來自⋯的噪聲◇the noise from the engine room機房傳出的噪聲