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Related topics: Broadcasting, Television & radio, Media

sound1 /saʊnd/ S1 W1 noun

1 [countableC, uncountableU]SOUND something that you hear, or what can be heard 聲，聲音 SYN noise

There were strange sounds coming from the next room.

隔壁房間傳來奇怪的聲音。

sound of

She could hear the sound of voices.

她聽到說話聲。

a vowel sound

元音

2 [uncountableU]

a) TCBAMTthe sound produced by a television or radio programme, a film etc 〔電視、廣播、電影等的〕聲音

We apologize for the loss of sound during that report.

我們對剛才的報道出現聲音中斷表示抱歉。

a sound engineer

一位音響師

b) AMLOUD/NOISYthe loudness of a television, radio, film etc 〔電視、廣播、電影等的〕音量 SYN volume

turn the sound down/up

Turn the sound down a little, will you?

把音量調低一點好嗎？

3 [countableC usually singular, uncountableU] the particular quality that a singer’s or group’s music has 〔某個歌手或樂隊特有的〕嗓音，音樂風格

We’re trying to develop a harder, funkier sound.

我們正嘗試建立一種更硬朗的、節奏更強勁的音樂風格。

4 by/from the sound of it/things JUDGEjudging from what you have heard or read about something 聽起來；看來

By the sound of it, things are worse than we thought.

聽起來，情況比我們原來想的還要糟。

Examples from the Corpus

by/from the sound of it/things• You've had a hard day, and by the sound of it not an easy life.• But by the sound of it your brothers are a hale and hearty pair.• Something hissed - steam escaping, from the sound of it.• In the other boat, the priest had started gabbling in Latin - the Dies Irae, by the sound of it.• And all this provided by Summerchild, from the sound of it.• Ana was trapped here, though, by the sound of it.• He heard Lee shooting them down, then him whistling. From the sound of it he was still around.• But then Summerchild didn't know himself to start with, by the sound of it.

5 not like the sound of something WORRIEDto feel worried by something that you have heard or read 感覺某事不妙

‘There’s been a slight change in our plans.’ ‘I don’t like the sound of that.’

“我們的計劃有個小小的變動。”“這消息不大好啊。”

Examples from the Corpus

not like the sound of something• I just did not like the sound of this woman.• She did not like the sound of those words he was using.• "There's been a slight change in our plans." "I don't like the sound of that."

6 sounds [plural] British EnglishBrE informal songs or music that are on a record, CD, or tape 〔唱片或錄音帶中的〕音樂

I need to buy some new sounds.

我要買些新歌了。

7. [countableC usually singular] a narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water 海峽，海灣

COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

loud 大聲的,響亮的

There was a loud creaking sound and the branch snapped.

咔嚓一聲巨響,樹枝斷了。

faint/soft (=not loud) 微弱的/輕柔的

The sound was so faint I wasn’t sure what it was at first.

那聲音非常微弱,起先我都不知道是什麽。

deafening (=very loud) 震耳欲聾的

The sound of the waterfall was deafening.

瀑布的聲音震耳欲聾。

distinctive/unmistakable 特别的/不會弄錯的

Suddenly from below came the unmistakable sound of gunfire.

突然,下面清清楚楚地傳來了槍聲。

a strange sound 奇怪的聲音

I heard a strange sound coming from outside.

我聽到外面傳來一個奇怪的聲音。

a familiar sound 熟悉的聲音

nSuddenly she heard the familiar sound of the key being turned in the front door.

a distant sound (=a long way away) 遙遠的聲音

nAll seemed quiet, but for the distant sound of police sirens.

a muffled sound (=not clear) 模糊不清的聲音

nNow there were muffled sounds of movement.

a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound 砰砰/撕裂/咝咝等的聲音

nThere was an odd buzzing sound in her ears.

verbs

hear a sound 聽到聲音

She heard the sound of a car starting.

她聽到汽車發動的聲音。

make a sound 發出聲音

The machine made a strange hissing sound.

機器發出奇怪的咝咝聲。

not make a sound (=be completely quiet) 沒有發出一點聲音

He lay still and didn’t make a sound.

他靜靜地躺着,沒有發出一點聲音。

a sound comes from somewhere 聲音從某處傳來

The sounds seemed to be coming from the study below.

那聲音好像是從下面的書房傳來的。

sound travels 聲音傳播

nLight travels faster than sound.

sound carries (=can be heard some distance away) 聲音傳到多遠

nI knew the sound of the horn would would carry for miles.

a sound stops 聲音停止

nThe sound stopped suddenly.

a sound dies away (=stops gradually) 聲音漸漸消失

nI listened until the sound had died away completely.

COMMON ERRORSDon't say 'a strong sound'. Say a loud sound.

不要說 'a strong sound'。而要說 a loud sound。

THESAURUS

a high sound 高的聲音

squeak a very short high sound or cry 嘎吱聲；短促的尖叫聲

I heard the squeak of his shoes on the tiled floor.

我聽到他的鞋子踩在鋪了地磚的地板上吱吱地響。

Annie gave a squeak of surprise.

安妮驚訝地發出一聲尖叫。

creak a long high sound that something makes when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc – used especially about a door, wooden floor, bed, or stairs （尤指門、木地板、床或樓梯等受力後發出的）嘎吱聲

the creak of floorboards

木地板的嘎吱聲

The door opened with a creak.

門吱呀一聲開了。

screech a loud, long, unpleasantly high sound – used especially about someone’s voice, or about brakes, tyres etc 尖銳刺耳的聲音（尤指某人的嗓音、或刹車、輪胎等發出的聲音）

There was a screech of tyres followed by a bang.

輪胎發出吱的一聲，緊接着砰地爆了。

She let out a screech of horror.

她發出驚恐的尖叫。

beep (also bleep British EnglishBrE) a high electronic sound that a machine sends out, especially in order to attract someone’s attention （電子設備或機器發出的）哔哔聲

You’ll hear a bleep when the photocopier’s finished printing.

複印機結束複印時會發出哔的一聲。

a quiet sound 輕的聲音

hum a quiet low continuous sound, especially from electrical equipment, traffic, an engine, or people’s conversation 嗡嗡聲（尤指電子設備、車流、發動機等發出的聲音或談話的聲音）

The only sound was the faint hum of the air-conditioning unit.

唯一的聲音是空調細小的嗡嗡聲。

He could hear the hum of distant traffic.

他聽得到遠處的車流聲。

rustle a continuous quiet sound from papers, leaves, or clothes when they rub together （紙張、樹葉或衣服摩擦發出的）沙沙聲，窸窣聲

She heard the rustle of dried leaves behind her.

她聽到身後幹枯的樹葉在沙沙作響。

the rustle of silk dresses

真絲禮服的窸窣聲

murmur a quiet low continuous sound, especially from people’s voices that are far away 低語聲

The murmur of voices died away.

低語聲漸漸消失。

They spoke in a low murmur.

他們輕聲低語。

rumble a series of long low sounds, especially from big guns, traffic, or thunder （尤指大炮、車流或雷電的）隆隆聲

I heard a rumble of thunder.

我聽到雷聲隆隆。

the low rumble of a train approaching

火車開近時低沉的轟鳴聲

made by a liquid 液體的聲音

splash the sound that a liquid makes when something hits it, or when it hits against another thing （液體的）濺潑聲，飛濺聲

She jumped into the pool with a big splash.

她跳進了遊泳池，發出很響的撲通一聲。

the splash of the waves against the rocks

海浪拍打岩石的嘩嘩聲

gurgle the low sound that water makes when it flows gently over or through something （水流的）汩汩聲

the gurgle of a stream

溪水的汩汩聲

She listened to the gurgle as the water drained out of the bath.

她聽着水汩汩地從浴缸中流走。

plop the sudden short sound when something is dropped into a liquid （物體落入液體的）撲通聲

Kate dropped the ice into her glass with a plop.

凱特撲通一聲把冰塊扔進她的杯子裏。

made by air or gas 空氣或氣體的聲音

hiss a continuous high sound when air or gas comes out of something （空氣或氣體洩出時發出的）咝咝聲

There was a hiss of steam from the coffee machine.

咖啡機咝咝地冒着蒸汽。

Workers reported hearing a loud hiss moments before the explosion.

工人報告說爆炸之前聽到了很響的咝咝聲。

made by an explosion, gun etc 爆炸、槍炮等的聲音

bang a short sudden loud noise made by a gun, bomb etc （槍炮、炸彈等發出的）巨響，砰

There was a loud bang as the bomb exploded.

砰的一聲巨響，炸彈爆炸了。

The firework went off with a bang.

煙花砰的一聲炸響了。

boom a very loud sound from an explosion, which you can hear for several seconds after it begins （爆炸發出的）隆隆聲

The building exploded into rubble with a loud boom.

大樓随着轟然一聲巨響被炸成了廢墟。

The boom of artillery fire echoed in the distance.

炮火的轟鳴聲在遠處回蕩。

roar a continuous very loud noise that gets louder and continues for a long time （越來越響的持久）轟鳴聲，隆隆聲

The light was followed by the deafening roar of explosions.

火光之後緊接着便是震耳欲聾的爆炸聲。

the roar of the ship’s guns

船上槍炮的轟鳴聲

made by things hitting other things 物體互相撞擊的聲音

bang a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else （尤指硬物或重物撞擊其他物體時發出的）巨響，砰

I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened.

我聽到砰的一聲巨響，趕緊沖出去看看是怎麽回事。

He slammed the door shut with a bang.

他砰的一聲摔上門。

crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused 碰撞聲，碎裂聲

The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.

那一托盤的碟子嘩啦一聲掉落在地上。

I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.

我聽到屋外砰的一聲巨響，就出去看看發生了什麽事。

thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface （重物落到地面上發出的）悶響

There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.

箱子落地時，發出一聲悶響。

His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.

他的頭撞到地上，發出一聲揪心的悶響。

thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else （重物撞擊其他物體時發出的）悶響

There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.

嘭的一下，埃迪把盧瑟猛推回牆邊。

clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other （玻璃、金屬或瓷器碰撞時發出的）叮當聲

the clink of champagne glasses

香槟酒杯的叮叮當當

The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.

在飯店裏，可以聽到餐具相碰的叮當聲。

tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly （輕巧的玻璃或金屬物品互相撞擊發出的）丁零聲，叮當聲

He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.

他聽着遠處傳來依稀的牛鈴聲。

jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together （小的金屬物品晃動時發出的）丁零聲

the jingle of her bracelets

她的手镯叮當作響

the jingle of keys

鑰匙的叮當聲

rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other – used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something （物體互相碰撞時發出的）咔嗒聲（尤指物體上鬆動的部件撞擊某物的聲音）

There was a strange rattle coming from the engine.

引擎發出一種奇怪的咔咔聲

the rattle of the trolley

有軌電車的咔嗒聲

Examples from the Corpus

sound• The ground mist clung closely to the hedgerows, discouraging the birds and damping down all sound.• the fascinating sights and sounds of Marrakesh• What you hear will incorporate high-fidelity sound, speech synthesis, and speech recognition.• Something's wrong with the TV - you can see the pictures, but there's no sound.• There's no sound coming from the TV.• Some of these planes can travel faster than the speed of sound.• The only sound in the house was the ticking of the clock.• What's that funny rattling sound coming from the back of the car?• She liked the sizzling sound of the water as it hit the stones when some one threw it from the bucket.• From the kitchen came the sound of pots thrown to the floor.• From the next room came the sound of laughter.• Colourful flashing lights synchronize the sound.• But there were neither apologies nor regrets, and the air rang to the sound of hundreds of cheers.• a vowel sound

sound of• Just then, we heard the sound of voices outside.

turn the sound down/up• You can test this by turning the sound down the first time you look at the programme.• Now he turned the sound down and watched the action on the screen.• She turns the sound down low but the picture goes on flickering.• They turn the sound up real loud.• One is to turn the sound down and tune into the radio commentary.• Can you predict the language you will hear when you turn the sound up?

Related topics: Linguistics, Oceanography

sound2 S1 W2 verb

1 seem 好像 [linking verb]SEEM if something or someone sounds good, bad, strange etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear about them or read about them 聽起來；看起來；好像

sound adj

Istanbul sounds really exciting.

伊斯坦布爾聽起來真夠刺激的。

The whole story sounded very odd.

整個故事聽起來很古怪。

$80 sounds about right for a decent hotel room.

一間像樣的酒店房間 80 美元好像差不多了。

sound noun British EnglishBrE

That sounds a good idea.

那主意聽起來很不錯。

sound like

Nick sounds like a nice guy.

尼克聽上去是個不錯的家夥。

it sounds as if/as though

It sounds to me as if he needs professional help.

我覺得他似乎需要專業幫助。

it sounds like informal

It sounds like you had a good time on your trip.

聽起來你旅途很愉快。

I’ll come over to Richmond and take you out for dinner. How does that sound (=used to ask someone what they think of your suggestion)?

我到裏士滿來，請你出去吃飯，怎麽樣？

faraway places with strange-sounding names

名字聽起來怪怪的偏遠地方

2 noise 聲響 [linking verb] if a noise sounds like a particular thing, that is how it seems to you when you hear it 聽起來像

sound like

To Thomas, her laugh sounded horribly like a growl.

對托馬斯來說，她的笑聲像吼叫，很嚇人。

I heard what sounded like fireworks.

我聽到像是煙花的聲音。

sound adj

Her breathing sounded very loud.

她的呼吸聲很響。

(it) sounds as if/as though

The banging sounded as if it was coming from next door.

那砰的一聲就像是從隔壁傳來的。

(it) sounds like informal

It sounds like the dog wants to be let out.

聽起來那條狗想要出去。

3 voice 話音 [linking verb]SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDESHOW/BE A SIGN OF if someone sounds tired, happy, sad etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear their voice 聽起來

sound adj

Are you okay? You sound tired.

你沒事吧？聽你的聲音像是累了。

Josie didn’t sound very keen when I spoke to her.

我跟喬茜說的時候她好像興趣不大。

Her voice sounded very young.

她的聲音聽上去很年輕。

sound as if/as though

You sound as if you’ve got a cold.

你聽起來好像感冒了。

sound like informal

She sounded like she’d been crying.

她聽起來好像在哭。

sound like

You sound just like my mother (=the things you say, opinions you express etc are just like the things my mother says).

你說話聽起來就像我母親。

4 warning 警告 [transitiveT] to publicly give a warning or tell people to be careful 發出〔警告〕

Several earlier studies had sounded similar warnings.

早先的幾次研究也提出過類似的警告。

sound a note of caution/warning

I would, however, sound a note of caution.

然而，我想提醒大家小心。

Now it is an American economist who is sounding the alarm.

現在是一位美國的經濟學家在提出警告。

5 make a noise 發出響聲 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SOUND if something such as a horn or bell sounds, or if you sound it, it makes a noise 鳴響，（使）發出響聲

The bell sounded for dinner.

吃晚飯的鈴聲響了。

Sound your horn to warn other drivers.

按喇叭提醒其他司機。

She was unable to sound the alarm.

她無法拉響警報器。

6 pronounce 發音 [transitiveT] technicalSL to make the sound of a letter in a word 發音

The ‘s’ in ‘island’ is not sounded.

中的字母 s 是不發音的。

7. measure depth 測量深度 [transitiveT] technicalTMHEO to measure the depth of the sea, a lake etc 測量〔海、湖等的〕深度 → soundings

8 sound off phrasal verbphr v

a) informalCOMPLAIN to express strong opinions about something, especially when you complain angrily in a way that other people find rude or boring 高談闊論，大發議論〔以表達強烈的不滿〕

about

She’s always sounding off about too much sex in the media.

她經常大發議論，抱怨媒體上有太多的性内容。

He should check his facts before sounding off.

他應該先弄清楚事實再發表高論。

b) American EnglishAmEPMA if soldiers sound off, they shout out numbers or their names to show that they are there 〔士兵大聲〕報數，報名字〔表示人在〕

Examples from the Corpus

sound about• Present-day sporting heroes tend to spend their off-duty moments sounding off about anything and everything.• People rightly sound off about politics on television and the last two weeks have shown how sharp and articulate they are.• In Banff, he sounded off about windows.

9 sound somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v ASK A QUESTIONto talk to someone in order to find out what they think about a plan or idea 試探…的意見，探聽…的意圖，探…的口氣

He sounded people out and found the responses favourable.

他探了大家的口氣，發現反應良好。

They want to sound out his opinion before they approach him formally.

他們想先探一探他的看法，再正式和他接洽。

about

I wanted to sound her out about a job that I'm thinking of applying for.

有份工作我在考慮去申請，我想聽聽她的意見。

Examples from the Corpus

sound out• Cyril reached down to flick on the radio, but no sound came out, although the dial went on.• One night there was a very bad storm, and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea.• Suddenly, all the sounds were drowned out by the whining and screaming of the huge drill.• I, on the other hand, was made to sound like something out of Animal House.• A sound comes out of his mouth like a nail being out of a plank of green pine.• He told me I sounded a little out of practice and laughed at that.• David advised me to sound you out on it.• The opposite of turning down the sound is blacking out the picture.

sound about• Will you go to Moness and see the Logans and sound them out about hiding?• I sounded him out about loss of memory.

n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs

Sound is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:

That sounds ridiculous.

It sounds a good idea.

Examples from the Corpus

sound• If gas levels get too high, a warning bell will sound.• He sounds a pretty strange person.• $50 sounds about right.• Your system sounds fine and will certainly support either a Coral Beauty or a Bicolor Angel.• Jen sounded kind of tired on the phone.• "We're all going clubbing tomorrow night." "That sounds like fun."• It sounds like the conceit of a Disney movie.• It sounds like the Sugarhill Gang must still be in Tokyo.• Another process boils off the alcohol, which sounds painful.• That sounds pretty good to me.• I called my dad and told him what has happened. He sounded really angry.• The trip sounds really exciting.• Istanbul sounds really exciting.• Several earlier studies had sounded similar warnings.• She had sounded so nice on the phone, not knowledgeable but pleasantly enthusiastic.• I know that sounds very childish and naive, but think about it.

How does that sound• Just something to distinguish hair f nail manic facial. How does that sound to you?• So why not bluff and come in from the left? How does that sound to you?

(it) sounds like• That sounds like a bit of a stretch to me.• Although both males call, they do so in such close unison that it sounds like a single call.• It's the same sort of sound but much lower in volume and pitch - it almost sounds like a stomach rumbling.• This band sounds like an ulcer, a festering sore, a self-consuming but none the less exhilarating secretion of bile.• Homestead, it sounds like home.• A beautiful dish, it is more or less what it sounds like, sticky rice wrapped in green striated lotus leaves.• But it sounds like there is something wrong with John's breathing.• Unfortunately, it sounds like yours is in the latter category.

sounding the alarm• Stewart dispatched a column sounding the alarm.• They have lost no time in sounding the alarm about an impending famine, which they say threatens 1.9m people.• Several health officials began sounding the alarm about the hazards of the sun's rays.• The Big Three began sounding the alarm in a big way when January sales figures were reported.• When it comes to sounding the alarm, they have an ally in the forest clearings.

sound the alarm• It is placed in your child's seat and if he moves off it, the pressure-sensitive cushion sounds the alarm.• Stewart dispatched a column sounding the alarm.• Then, coming to herself again, she pressed the stud at her neck and sounded the alarm.• Volcanologist Pierce Brosnan and small-town mayor Linda Hamilton sound the alarm.• When the First Lady looked in on him and discovered he was missing, she panicked and sounded the alarm.• He was one of the earliest to sound the alarm about the fate of churches and their contents.• The Big Three began sounding the alarm in a big way when January sales figures were reported.• When it comes to sounding the alarm, they have an ally in the forest clearings.

sound3 W3 adjectiveadj

1 well-judged 判斷正確的LOGICAL sensible or good, and likely to produce the right results 明智的；合理的；正確的 OPP poor

The book is full of sound advice.

這本書中有許多合理的建議。

a man of great integrity and sound judgement

一個非常正直、判斷力強的人

ecologically/ideologically/theoretically etc sound

environmentally sound farming practices

環保的耕作方法

a sound investment

合理的投資

2 person 人 British EnglishBrE

a) someone who is sound can be depended on to make good decisions and give good advice 有判斷力的，有見地的

sound on

He’s very sound on matters of law.

他在法律事務方面很有見地。

b) informal someone who is sound is a good person and can be trusted – used especially by young people 〔人〕好的，不錯的〔尤爲年輕人使用〕

My mum’s sound. She’d never throw me out.

我媽媽很講理，她是絕不會轟我走的。

3 thorough 徹底的COMPLETE [only before noun] complete and thorough 完全的，徹底的

a sound understanding of money and banking systems

對貨幣和銀行業體制的透徹理解

a sound knowledge of English

紮實的英語知識

He has a sound grasp of European history.

他對歐洲歷史有着透徹的理解。

4 in good condition 狀況良好的CONDITION/STATE OF something in good condition and not damaged in any way 完好的，無損的 OPP unsound

The floor was completely sound.

地板完好無損。

Is the building structurally sound?

這幢建築的結構完好嗎？

sound as a bell British EnglishBrE spoken (=in perfect condition) 完美無缺的

5 healthy 健康的HEALTHY physically or mentally healthy 〔生理或心理上〕健康的 OPP unsound

of sound mind law (=not mentally ill) 心智健全的

sound as a bell British EnglishBrE spoken (=in perfect health) 十分健康的

6 sleep 睡覺SLEEP sound sleep is deep and peaceful 酣的，香甜的

sound sleeper (=someone who always sleeps well) 睡覺沉的人

—soundness noun [uncountableU]

COLLOCATIONS

nouns

nsound advice

He gave us some sound advice.

nsound judgment

He was beginning to rely on her sound judgment.

na sound reason

Both these buyers have sound reasons for their choice.

a sound investment 合理的投資

nProperty is usually a sound investment.

na sound policy

The problems of industry will only be solved by sound economic policies.

na sound basis

Sometimes friendship is a sound basis for a good marriage.

nadverbs

environmentally/ecologically sound

The government encourages environmentally sound management of the countryside.

ideologically sound (=good, according to a set of beliefs)

It was the ideologically sound thing to do.

scientifically/technically sound

Are these studies scientifically sound?

Examples from the Corpus

sound• Throughout the eighties some officials displayed a tendency to overdo the latest idea, often itself not particularly sound.• I believe that this trend will spread and that it is based on very sound educational grounds.• There may on occasions be sound educational reasons for adopting a style of interaction in which unfocused questions predominate.• A tense atmosphere is easy to create on stage with some sinister music and creepy sound effects.• The company offers sound financial advice to individuals and businesses.• Is recycling glass a sound idea?• Pragmatism as a conception of law does not stipulate which of these various visions of good community are sound or attractive.• There is no sound reason for the closure of this factory.• The importance of sound recruitment and selection can not therefore be overstressed.• At one minute before the start a sound signal is made.• Because he's sound, thought Mayta.• The ear picks up sound waves and converts them into signals that it sends to the brain.

ecologically/ideologically/theoretically etc sound• They consider that unless the farming methods are tackled, no clothing industry can claim that its product is ecologically sound.• Working with nature is clearly practical, as well as ecologically sound.• They're ideologically sound, although sometimes they don't look it, know what I mean?• It's smart, effective, ecologically sound and it does pop in such a thirst-rousing way.• Such analysis provides is with a relatively precise, and theoretically sound methodology for dealing with perceivable changes in character.• It was an Apple Macintosh universe, aggressively informal, ecologically sound, physically fit.• Governing bodies in Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley approved resolutions urging the company to adopt ecologically sound procurement policies.• The first criticism is that, although key settlement policies are theoretically sound, they have been poorly implemented in practice.

sound as a bell• He's good, he's brilliant, and he's probably as sound as a bell.• My mind, once sound as a bell, became muddled and confused.• He considered her sound as a bell in most ways, apart from this mad preoccupation with Nicandra's social life.

sound sleeper• I do not wake in the night, I am a sound sleeper.

sound4 adverbadv

1 sound asleep SLEEPdeeply asleep 熟睡

The baby was sound asleep.

寶寶在熟睡。

Origin sound1

(1200-1300) Old French son, from Latin sonus

sound2

1. (1200-1300) Old French soner, from Latin sonare, from sonus; → SOUND1

2. (1300-1400) Old French sonder, from sonde “line for measuring the depth of water”

sound3

Old English gesund

sound1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1sound2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2sound3 adjectiveadj →COLLOCATIONS1sound4 adverbadv

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IELTS BNC: 780 COCA: 702

sound

noun¹

sth you hear聽到的

ADJECTIVE

➤big, deafening, loud, powerful很大的聲音；震耳欲聾的聲音；響亮的聲音

◇We need a big powerful sound from the trumpets in the final passage.我們在最後一段中需要一個嘹亮的小號聲。

➤audible聽得見的聲音

▸➤faint, little, soft微弱聲音；很小的聲音；輕聲

▸➤high, high-pitched尖聲

▸➤deep, low低沉的聲音；低聲

▸➤clean, clear, sharp清亮的／清晰的／尖厲的聲音

◇He produces a good clean sound on his flute.他用長笛奏出優美清晰的樂音。

➤piercing刺耳的聲音

▸➤muffled聽不清楚的聲音

▸➤amazing, beautiful, good, lovely, pleasing, sweet令人驚豔的聲音；美妙的聲音；悅耳的聲音；甜美的聲音

◇His film opens with the sweet sound of birdsong.他的影片一開始是悅耳的鳥鳴。

➤awful, horrible, sickening可怕的／恐怖的／令人厭惡的聲音

◇There was a sickening sound as his head made contact with the concrete.他的頭撞到水泥地上時，發出一聲令人毛骨悚然的聲響。

➤familiar熟悉的聲音

➤different, strange不同的／奇怪的聲音

◇We experimented with different sounds.我們嘗試了不同的聲音。

➤distinctive獨特的聲音

▸➤haunting揮之不去的聲音

▸➤beeping, booming, buzzing, clanking, clicking, etc.嘟嘟聲、隆隆聲、嗡嗡聲、叮噹聲、咔嗒聲等

▸➤metallic金屬撞擊聲

➤electronic電子設備的聲音

▸➤hollow空洞的聲音

▸➤distorted失真的聲音

▸➤distant遙遠的聲音

◇the distant sound of church bells遠處教堂的鐘聲

➤musical音樂聲

▸➤guitar, piano, etc.吉他聲、鋼琴聲等

◇She tried to describe what made a good guitar sound.她試圖描述美妙的吉他聲是什麼樣的。

➤speech, vowel語音；元音

➤natural自然的聲音

◇the mixing of recorded and natural sound錄製的聲音和自然聲音的混合

➤ambient環境（噪）聲

◇There's a lot of ambient sound in this film.這部影片中有許多環境聲效。

VERB + SOUND

➤hear, listen for, listen to聽到／留心聽／傾聽聲音

◇He listened for sounds of movement.他留心聽有沒有人走動的聲響。

➤emit, make, produce, pronounce, transmit, utter發出聲音；弄出聲響；傳聲

◇What's making that awful creaking sound?什麼聲音？嘎吱嘎吱的，真可怕。

◇Three bones transmit sounds to the inner ear.聲音通過 3 塊骨頭傳送到內耳。

◇He didn't utter a single sound throughout the meeting.會上從頭到尾他一言不發。

➤use用聲音

◇She uses all the sounds available to a 21st-century composer.她利用了 21 世紀作曲家所有能用得上的聲音。

➤be filled with充滿聲音

◇The room was filled with the sound of laughter.屋子裏笑聲一片。

➤awake to, be woken by, wake to, wake up to醒來聽到聲音；被聲音喚醒；察覺到聲音

◇I awoke to the sound of rain.我醒來聽到下雨了。

➤be interrupted by被聲音打斷

➤jump at聽到聲音嚇一跳

◇He jumped at the sound of my voice.聽到我說話他嚇了一跳。

SOUND + VERB

➤carry, travel聲音傳播

◇Sound carries well over calm water.聲音在平靜的水面易於傳播。

➤come聲音傳來

◇A strange sound came from the box.箱子裏傳來奇怪的聲音。

◇My mouth moved but no sound came out.我的嘴動了動，但是沒說出話來。

➤echo, fill, ring out聲音回響／響徹／鳴響

◇A hollow sound echoed through the room.屋子裏有空蕩的回聲。

➤die away, fade, fade away聲音消逝

➤grow louder聲音變大

SOUND + NOUN

➤wave聲波

▸➤effect音效

▸➤bite（尤指廣播或電視中某政治家的）演說錄音片段

◇As a politician he is a master of the 30-second sound bite.作為政治家，他很會利用 30 秒鐘的簡短剪輯。

PREPOSITION

➤at the sound of聽到⋯聲音

◇He turned around at the sound of footsteps behind him.聽到身後傳來腳步聲，他轉過身來。

➤without a sound毫無聲響地

◇The door opened without a sound.門悄無聲息地開了。

➤sound of⋯的聲音

◇the sound of breaking glass打碎玻璃的聲音

➤sound from從⋯傳來的聲音

◇There was a strange sound from downstairs.樓下傳來一聲奇怪的聲響。

PHRASES

➤break the sound barrier突破音障

▸➤the speed of sound聲速

sound

noun²

the sound

from TV, radio, etc.電視；收音機

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUND | SOUND + NOUN

ADJECTIVE

➤mono, stereo, surround單聲道聲音；立體聲；環繞立體聲

▸➤recorded錄製的聲音

➤great極佳的音質

◇a game with good graphics and great sound畫面精美、音質極佳的遊戲

VERB + SOUND

➤turn down, turn off, turn up關小／關掉／開大音量

◇Can you turn the sound up?您能把音量開大一些嗎？

➤get聽到聲音

SOUND + NOUN

➤level, quality聲級；音質

▸➤system音響系統

◇a stereo sound system立體聲系統

➤recording聲音錄製

▸➤engineer錄音工程師

➤card聲卡

sound

noun³

of musicians音樂家

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUND

ADJECTIVE

➤live現場音樂風格

◇The band developed a formidable live sound.這個樂隊逐漸形成了令人驚歎的現場演唱風格。

➤different, new, unique不同的／新穎的／獨特的音樂風格

➤beautiful, great美妙的／絕佳的音樂風格

◇Franz Ferdinand have a great sound that's their own.法蘭茲・費迪南樂隊有絕佳的屬於他們自己的風格。

➤signature標誌性音樂

◇the band's signature sound該樂隊的標誌性音樂

VERB + SOUND

➤create, develop創造／形成音樂風格

◇The Moog synthesizer created a whole new sound.穆格電子音響合成器創造出一種全新的音樂風格。

sound

adjective¹

in good condition狀況良好

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES

VERBS

➤be, look, seem完好；看上去完好；好像完好

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常完好

▸➤reasonably尚算完好

◇The roof is in reasonably sound condition.屋頂還算堅固。

➤structurally結構上堅固

◇Is the building structurally sound?這座建築結構上是否堅固？

PHRASES

➤safe and sound (= not hurt) 安然無恙

◇We finally arrived home safe and sound.我們終於安然無恙地回到家。

sound

adjective²

sensible合情理

VERBS | ADVERB

VERBS

➤be, seem合理；好像合理

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常合理

◇That seems like fairly sound advice.那個建議似乎很合理。

➤perfectly十分合理

◇She had a perfectly sound reason for acting as she did.她那麼做有一個完全正當的理由。

➤basically, fundamentally基本上／根本上合理

▸➤ecologically, environmentally, financially, ideologically, scientifically, technically, theoretically生態上／環境上／經濟上／意識形態上／科學上／技術上／理論上合理

◇It was a financially sound investment.這項投資財務穩健。

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