sound

sound¹
noun
[mass noun]

vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear
声
light travels faster than sound.
光比声传播得快。
■[count noun]a group of vibrations of this kind; a thing that can be heard
声音
she heard the sound of voices in the hall.
她听见大厅里有说话声。
don't make a sound.
不要出声。
■the area or distance within which something can be heard
听力范围；听距
we were always within sound of the train whistles.
我们总是处在听得见火车汽笛声的范围内。
■short for speech sound
speech sound的简称
■the ideas or impressions conveyed by words
言外之意；含义
you've had a hard day, by the sound of it.
听得出来，你度过了艰难的一天。
■(亦作 musical sound)sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations, as opposed to noise
乐声
■music, speech, and sound effects when recorded, used to accompany a film or video production, or broadcast
（电影、录像或广播中的）音响效果
[as modifier]a sound studio.
录音棚。
■broadcasting by radio as distinct from television
广播
■the distinctive quality of the music of a particular composer or performer or of the sound produced by a particular musical instrument
（某个作曲家或表演者的）音乐的独特风格；（某种乐器的）独特音色
the sound of the Beatles.
甲壳虫（或披头士）乐队的演唱风格。
■(sounds)(informal music), especially popular music
(非正式)音乐（尤指流行音乐）
sounds of the Sixties.
60年代的流行音乐。

verb

[no obj.]emit sound
发出声音
a loud buzzer sounded.
蜂鸣器大声地响起来。
■[with obj.]cause (something) to emit sound
使（某物）出声
she sounded the horn.
她吹响了喇叭。
■[with obj.]give an audible signal to warn of or indicate (something)
发出声响警示（或告知）（某事）
a different bell begins to sound midnight.
一种不同的铃声开始响起来，表示到了午夜时分。
■[with obj.]say (something); utter
说；发出
a Labour back-bencher sounded a warning.
一名工党普通议员发出了警告。
■convey a specified impression when heard
听起来
[with complement]he sounded worried.
他听起来似乎很担心。
■(of something or someone that has been described to one) convey a specified impression
（向人描述的某人或某事）听上去
it sounds as though you really do believe that.
听起来你似乎真的相信那件事情。
[with complement]the house sounds lovely.
那房子听起来很不错。
■[with obj.]test (the lungs or another body cavity) by noting the sound they produce
听诊（肺或其他体腔）
the doctor sounded her chest.
医生听诊她的胸腔。

派生
soundless
adjective
soundlessly
adverb
soundlessness
noun
语源

Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun), suner (verb), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th cent

继承用法
sound off

express one's opinions in a loud or forceful manner
慷慨陈词

sound²
adjective

in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased
完好无损的；没有受伤的；健康的
they returned safe and sound.
他们安全地返回，毫发无损。
he was not of sound mind.
他的心智不健全。
■based on reason, sense, or judgement
明智的；合理的
sound advice for healthy living.
对于健康生活的合理建议。
the scientific content is sound.
这一科学内容是正确的。
■competent, reliable, or holding acceptable views
有能力的；可靠的；有稳妥见解的
he's a bit stuffy, but he's very sound on his law.
他这个人有点古板，但他的做事原则还是非常可取的。
■financially secure
资金充实的
she could get her business on a sound footing for the first time.
她第一次能让她的企业建立在稳固的资金基础上。
■(Brit. informal)excellent
(英，非正式)非常棒的
He ate his lasagne with relish. ‘It's sound, this.’.
他津津有味地吃着宽面条。“味道好极了，这面条。”。
(of sleep) deep and undisturbed
（睡觉）很熟的，很沉的
■(of a person) tending to sleep deeply
（人）容易酣睡的
severe
严厉的
such people should be given a sound thrashing.
这种人就应该被痛打一顿。

adverb

soundly
酣畅地
he was sound asleep.
他睡得很熟。

常用词组
(as) sound as a bell

in perfect condition
情况极佳

派生
soundly
adverb
soundness
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old English gesund, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gezond and German gesund

sound³
verb

[with obj.]ascertain (the depth of water in the sea, a lake, or a river), typically by means of a line or pole or using sound echoes
（多指用绳索、杆或通过回声）探测（海洋、湖泊、河流的水深）
■find the depth of water in (a ship's hold)
测量（船底舱）的水深
■(Medicine)examine (a person's bladder or other internal cavity) with a long surgical probe
(医)用探子检查（人的膀胱或其他内腔）
[with obj.]question (someone), typically in a cautious or discreet way, as to their opinions or feelings on a subject
试探；探询
we'll sound out parliament first.
我们要先试探一下议会。
■inquire into (someone's opinions or feelings) in this way
试探（某人的意见或感受）
officials arrived to sound out public opinion at meetings in factories.
官员们来到工厂参加会议探询公众意见。
[no obj.](especially of a whale) dive down steeply to a great depth
（尤指鲸鱼）向深海潜入

noun

a long surgical probe, typically with a curved, blunt end
（检查体腔的）医用探子

派生
sounder
noun
语源

late Middle English: from Old French sonder, based on Latin sub- 'below' + unda 'wave'

sound⁴
noun

a narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or connecting two wider areas of water such as two seas or a sea and a lake
海峡，海湾
■(the Sound). another name for Øresund
同 Øresund

语源

Middle English: from Old Norse sund 'swimming, strait'; related to swim

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