a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring 拨弦声;“嘣”的一声 ■a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country (个人、地区、国家语言上的)鼻音;独特的音 an American twang. 美国音。
verb
make or cause to make such a sound (使)发出拨弦声,(使)发出“嘣”的一声 [no obj.]a spring twanged beneath him. 弹簧在他身下嘣地响了一下。 ■[with obj.]play (an instrument) in such a way as to produce such sounds 弹拨(乐器) some old men were twanging banjos. 有些老人正在弹班卓琴。 ■[with obj.]utter (something) with a nasal twang 带鼻音说 the announcer was twanging out all the details. 广播员带着鼻音报道了所有细节。