sound

1. N-COUNT A sound is something that you hear. 聲音

Peter heard the sound of gunfire. 彼得聽見了槍砲聲。

Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound. 莉莎驚嚇得發不出任何聲音。

2. N a relatively narrow channel between two larger areas of sea or between an island and the mainland 海峽

3. N-UNCOUNT Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard. 聲能

The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound. 飛機將以兩倍於音速的速度飛行。

4. N-SING Thesound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled. (可調大小聲的) 播音

She went and turned the sound down. 她過去把聲音調小。

5. N-COUNT A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music. 音樂風格

They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound. 他們已經開始在音樂風格中展示出一種強烈的霛歌因素。

6. V-T/V-I If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise. 使發出聲音; 發出聲音

The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office. 丹尼爾辦公室的蜂鳴器響了起來。

7. V-T If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic. 宣告

The archbishop has sounded a warning to world leaders on third world debt. 大主教已經發出警告提醒世界領導人注意第三世界的債務。

8. V to seek to discover (someone's views, etc), as by questioning 通過詢問了解(某人的觀點)

9. V to measure the depth of (a well, the sea, etc) by lowering a plumb line, by sonar, etc 測量(井、海等的)深度

10. V-LINK When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds. 聽起來

They heard what sounded like a huge explosion. 他們聽見了一種像是巨大爆炸的聲音。

The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence. 鉸鏈的嘎吱聲在那寂靜中聽起來很響。

11. V-LINK When you talk about the way someone sounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak. 聽起來

She sounded a bit worried. 她聽起來有點焦慮不安。

Murphy sounds like a child. 墨菲聽起來像個孩子。

12. V-LINK When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way it sounds. 令人覺得

It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?

在我聽來那像個好主意，但真琯用嗎？

It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake. 感覺似乎他們已經犯下了一個大錯。

13. N-SING You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking about the sound of it. (聽到或看到的) 感覺

Here's a new idea we liked the sound of. 這是個新想法，聽起來我們就喜歡。

I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne. 我不喜歡托比•奧斯伯恩的感覺。

14. to sound the alarm→see alarm

15. safe and sound→see safe

N-SING

1. ADJ If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind is sound, it is in good condition or healthy. 健康的; 狀況良好的

When we bought the house, it was structurally sound. 儅我們買下這房子時，其結搆完好無損。

Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas. 雖然這輛汽車基本狀況完好，但我擔心某幾個部分。

2. ADJ Sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible. 可靠的

They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets. 他們是訓練有素的營養師，能提供有關飲食的可靠建議。

Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound. 衹買財政狀況良好的保險公司的保險。

3. ADJ If you describe someone's ideas as sound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct. 正確的[表贊許]

I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice. 我不能肯定這就是正確的民主做法。

4. ADJ If someone is in a sound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply. 酣 (睡) 的[ADJ n]

She had woken me out of a sound sleep. 她把我從酣睡中叫醒了。

5. ADV Sound is also an adverb. 酣 (睡) 地[ADV adj]

He was lying in bed, sound asleep. 他正躺在牀上，睡得很香。

6. →see also soundly