peal

英 [pi?l] 美[pil]
  • vt. 大聲發(fā)出;使鳴響
  • n. 鐘聲,鐘樂;隆隆聲,響亮持久的聲音;編鐘
  • vi. 大聲鳴響;震響
  • n. (Peal)人名;(英)皮爾

擴展詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


復數(shù):?peals;第三人稱單數(shù):?peals;過去式:?pealed;過去分詞:?pealed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?pealing;

中文詞源


peal 鐘鳴,鐘響,洪亮的響聲,轟隆聲

可能來自擬聲詞或縮寫自appeal,吸引,比喻用法,即召喚人們去教堂禮拜的鐘聲。

英文詞源


peal
peal: see appeal
peal (n.)
mid-14c., "a ringing of a bell" especially as a call to church service, generally considered a shortened form of appeal (n.), with the notion of a bell that "summons" people to church (compare similar evolution in peach (v.)). Extended sense of "loud ringing of bells" is first recorded 1510s.
peal (v.)
1630s, from peal (n.). Related: Pealed; pealing.

雙語例句


1. I heard a peal of merry laughter.
我聽到一陣響亮的歡笑聲。

來自柯林斯例句

2. A peal of church bells rang out in the distance.
遠處響起了一陣教堂的鐘聲。

來自《權威詞典》

3. The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.
大教堂響起了響亮的鐘聲.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. A sudden peal of thunder leaves no time to cover the ears.
迅雷不及掩耳.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The bells rang a joyous peal.
鈴兒發(fā)出歡樂的叮當聲.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》