bell

bell

名词 bell:

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

同义词:doorbell, buzzer

the sound of a bell being struck

同义词:toll

(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

同义词:ship's bell

the shape of a bell

同义词:bell shape, campana

a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)

同义词:Melville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell

English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)

同义词:Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen

United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)

同义词:Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell

a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

同义词:chime, gong

the flared opening of a tubular device

动词 bell:

attach a bell to

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