chime
chime1
noun
[no obj.]
chimer
noun
语源
chime in
chime2
(亦作 chimb)
noun
noun
- (常作 chimes)a bell or a metal bar or tube, typically one of a set tuned to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck
（尤指组成一套敲击乐器的）钟，铃；金属棒；金属管
■a sound made by such by instrument
钟声，铃声
the chimes of Big Ben.
大本钟的敲击声。
■(chimes)a set of tuned bells used as a doorbell
编铃（作门铃用）
■(Bell-ringing)a stroke of the clapper against one or both sides of a scarcely moving bell
(响铃)打铃，敲钟
[no obj.]
- (of a bell or clock) make melodious ringing sounds, typically to indicate the time
（钟，铃，时钟）发出和谐响声（尤指报时）
■[with obj.](of a clock) make such sounds in order to indicate (the time)
（时钟）用和谐响声报（时）
the clock chimed eight.
钟敲响了八点。 - ( chime in with)be in agreement with
协调，一致
his poem chimes with our modern experience of loss.
他的诗与我们现代的失落感一致。
chimer
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the senses 'cymbal' and 'ring out'): probably from Old English cimbal (see cymbal), later interpreted as chime bell
chime in
- interject a remark, typically in agreement
（尤指表示同意）插话
‘Yes, you do that,’ Doreen chimed in eagerly.
“是的，由你来做，”多琳急切地插话说。
chime2
(亦作 chimb)
noun
- the projecting rim at the end of a cask
（桶端的）凸边
- late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to Dutch kim and German Kimme. Compare with chine
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