bell
n. 鍾,鈴; 鍾狀物
A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention.
I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class...
我剛吃完飯鈴聲就響了,於是我趕去上第一堂課。
I've been ringing the door bell, there's no answer.
我一直按門鈴,但是沒有人應門。
A bell is a hollow metal object shaped like a cup which has a piece hanging inside it that hits the sides and makes a sound.
My brother, Neville, was born on a Sunday, when all the church bells were ringing.
我弟弟內維爾是星期天出生的,當時所有的教堂鐘聲齊鳴。
If something is as clear as a bell, it is very clear indeed.
There are 80 of these pictures and they're all as clear as a bell.
這些照片一共有80張,都非常清晰。
If you give someone a bell, you telephone them.
I was going to give you a bell tomorrow.
我明天給你打電話。
If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
The description of one of the lads is definitely familiar. It rings a bell.
對其中一個小夥子的描述確實似曾熟悉。聽起來挺耳熟。
If something is as sound as a bell it is healthy and not damaged in any way.
The horse returned sound as a bell.
這匹馬安然無恙地回來了。
1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
2. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
3. the sound of a bell being struck;
4. (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.
5. the shape of a bell
6. a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
7. the flared opening of a tubular device
1. attach a bell to;
bells and whistles
(非正式)附加的誘人特色(或點綴)
be saved by the bell
被鈴聲解救(拳擊或其他體育專案中因鈴聲宣佈一個回合結束而倖免未被判輸)
(as) clear (或 sound) as a bell
極為清晰;完好
give someone a bell
(英,非正式)給某人打電話
ring a bell
(非正式)喚起遙遠的回憶;聽上去熟悉
with bells on
(北美,非正式)熱情地
bell the cat
敢於冒險:做大膽的事
As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
鈴一響, 船長下令解纜繩, 航行就開始了.
" Well, anyhow, I rang the bell. ”
“ 好吧, 不管好歹, 反正我按鈴了. ”
In shape, it was like a bell.
其形如鍾.
Graham Bell was the father of telephone.
格雷漢姆·貝爾是電話的發明人.
The children are not allowed in until the school bell rings, whatever the weather.
無論什麼天氣,鈴響之後才能允許學生們進學校.