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单词 bell
释义
bell
(bel )
Word forms: bells
1. countable noun B1
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.
I've been ringing the door bell, there's no answer.
2. countable noun B2
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.
Church bells tolled yesterday in remembrance of the five girls who were killed.
3. as clear as a bell phrase
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.
4. give sb a bell phrase [VERB inflects]
If you give someone a bell, you phone them. [British, informal]
I was going to give you a bell tomorrow.
5. sth rings a bell phrase
If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is. [informal]
The description of one of the lads is definitely familiar. It rings a bell.
6. as sound as a bell phrase [verb-link PHRASE]
If something is as sound as a bell it is healthy and not damaged in any way.
The horse returned sound as a bell.
Idioms:
clear as a bell
very easy to hear and often understand
Her words, when she finally spoke, were as clear as a bell.
something rings a bell
said to mean that something is slightly familiar to you and you are aware that you have heard it before, although you may not remember it fully
`Who?' he queried, `Passing Clouds? I simply don't remember them. Their name doesn't ring a bell.'
saved by the bell
said when something happens at the last possible moment which allows you to escape from a difficult situation
There was another period of silence. It was broken by the sound of Eleanor's car pulling up outside the front door. `Saved by the bell,' I said.
ring someone's bell [mainly US, informal]
to be very attractive, exciting, or satisfying to someone
After a couple of comedies that didn't exactly ring my bell, I thought I'd like to do something that different.
sound as a bell
in a very good condition and very reliable
The doctor says that granddad's heart's as sound as a bell.
Collocations:
bell tolls
It's alarming when the bell tolls for someone our age.
Christianity Today
As the last bell tolls, you'll already have decided to take a new approach in 2016.
The Sun
When he warns that the bell tolls for us all, you can't reply that it doesn't, because he will respond 'but it might'.
Times, Sunday Times
Now writers do not ask for whom the bell tolls, they simply assume it tolls for everyone and focus on the question: why?
Times,Sunday Times
A leaf falls and somewhere a bell tolls.
Times, Sunday Times
cathedral bell
Cathedral bells will toll once for each life lost and people are being urged to observe a two-minute silence.
The Sun
Buses, trains and ferries remained stationary for the two minutes and cathedral bells chimed 96 times to represent each life lost.
The Sun
At this point, the cathedral bells sound.
Times, Sunday Times
I love the sound of cathedral bells, sure.
The Sun
It's a nice place to eat, to be honest - the cathedral bells sounding down the street, the walls half-whitewashed, the service prompt and smily.
Times, Sunday Times
closing bell
By the time the closing bell sounded, they had gained just 23 cents.
Times, Sunday Times
The results were released after the closing bell but shares rose by $84 in after-hours trading to $1,220.
Times, Sunday Times
Ask not for whom the closing bell tolled: it tolled for us.
Times, Sunday Times
The deal was announced after the closing bell.
Houston Chronicle
coral bell
He told me coral bells are ideal for shady places and only dislike waterlogging.
The Sun
They can be used as ground cover underneath shrubs like dogwood or beautyberry, or in association with hostas, ferns, astilbes, coral bells, and other shade-loving perennials.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Common names include alumroot and coral bells.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
door bell
We can await the ring on the front door bell.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The door bell rang and a seventy-year-old cowgirl came inside.
Tony Parsons MAN AND WIFE (2002)
Next day, a bloke rang the door bell to check the mini bar.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
final bell
We got information after the final bell that said we had got the verdict and everyone was happy in our corner for a moment.
The Sun
But by the final bell, judges score the fight 18-18.
The Sun
They were threatening to force extra time only for the final bell to come just too soon for them.
Times, Sunday Times
The party can't wait for the final bell.
Times, Sunday Times
But at the final bell, it certainly goes the distance!
The Sun
hear the bell
I am sure we will not hear the bell for the final round.
The Sun
It's hard, she says, to hear the bell from her third-floor office.
Globe and Mail
I want to hear the bell.
The Sun
I can hear the bells of mourning ringing for, as you put it, 'what might have been'.
Times, Sunday Times
Try to visit during sunset to hear the bells chime on the hour and watch the sky turn orange and pink.
The Sun
opening bell
My words were like the opening bell in a prize-fight.
The Sun
It was enough to send stocks into a deep dive after the opening bell.
Houston Chronicle
And all this occurs before the opening bell.
Times, Sunday Times
He dominated from the opening bell, however, and despite rocking the champion on numerous occasions, he was happy to box his way to a one-sided unanimous points decision.
Times, Sunday Times
He tried to take the fight to the champion from the opening bell, and even in the fourth round managed to put his opponent down on one knee.
Times, Sunday Times
press a bell
There's a chauffeur outside and a security camera that lights up when you press the bell at the gate.
Times, Sunday Times
Then press the bells up and out overhead until your arms are locked.
The Sun
He didn't reveal if he pressed the bell.
Times, Sunday Times
Taking a deep breath, she pressed the bell.
The Sun
ringing bell
The sound of a ringing bell links you to luck - via a location you might have passed many times.
The Sun
Once the mouth opens, out comes a ringing bell, rounded even at the highest extremities.
Times, Sunday Times
Several of the police barriers then moved aside revealing a railroad crossing, complete with a ringing bell.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
It took away all their breaths with a ringing bell, rushing wind, jumping candlestick and the table rising up above their heads.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
The trio travel around in a time traveling spaceship, which resembles a giant wind-up clock, complete with a ringing bell, and mounted on two rocket engines.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
warning bell
The controller pressed a warning bell, people rushed in, phones rang.
Times, Sunday Times
But in a way, the words also rang a warning bell.
Times, Sunday Times
But somebody needs to sound the warning bell.
The Sun
At best, failure to pass the test of intuitive acceptability sets off a warning bell that says: look more closely at this case.
The Times Literary Supplement
Caterpillar sounded a warning bell for the construction and mining industries yesterday as it reported falling demand for its machinery.
Times,Sunday Times
wedding bells
Could wedding bells be on the not-too-distant horizon?
The Sun
The pair were due to meet two weeks ago but his rival could not make it because he was hearing wedding bells.
The Sun
So, could we be hearing wedding bells or the pitterpatter of tiny feet anytime soon?
The Sun
He doesn't have to hear wedding bells, just acknowledge that you two are in a relationship now.
The Sun
Can't be long until we hear wedding bells ...
The Sun
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