| 单词 | to sound off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sound off c. to sound off. extracted from soundv.1 (a) Of a band: to strike up (see also quot. 1909). Also imperative. U.S. Military. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > perform music [verb (intransitive)] > strike up to pipe upc1440 to strike up1549 to sound off1909 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Sound, to sound off. Mil., at a certain point in the ceremony of parade or guard mounting in the United States army, to play, usually marching in quick time from right to left of the line and back:—said of the band or field music. 1919 Review (N.Y.) 30 Aug. 350/3 The organization of all possible ‘errors’ in the use of language into categories and hierarchies, and parading them before classes with all the pomp of ‘Sound off!’ and ‘Pass in review!’. 1936 Amer. Speech 11 61 The adjutant commands, ‘Sound off!’ and the band marches, playing, back and forth before the stationary troops... And so,..when a man talks loud and long, playing the tune of his own thoughts before uninterested comrades, he is said to be sounding off. (b) to speak out, to speak loudly; to complain, protest; to brag; to put forward one's opinion, esp. forcefully and at length. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > boast [verb (intransitive)] yelpc888 kebc1315 glorify1340 to make avauntc1340 boast1377 brag1377 to shake boastc1380 glorya1382 to make (one's) boastc1385 crackc1470 avaunt1471 glaster1513 voust1513 to make (one's or a) vauntc1515 jet?1521 vaunt?1521 crowa1529 rail1530 devauntc1540 brave1549 vaunt1611 thrasonize1619 vapour1629 ostentate1670 goster1673 flourish1674 rodomontade1681 taper1683 gasconade1717 stump1721 rift1794 mang1819 snigger1823 gab1825 cackle1847 to talk horse1855 skite1857 to blow (also U.S. toot) one's own horn1859 to shoot off one's mouth1864 spreadeagle1866 swank1874 bum1877 to sound off1918 woof1934 to shoot a line1941 to honk off1952 to mouth off1958 blow- the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > speak loudly or angrily thundera1340 raisec1384 to speak outc1515 jowlc1540 fulmine1623 to talk big1680 tang1686 to speak upa1723 to go ona1753 rip1828 whalea1852 yap1864 to rip and tear1884 megaphone1901 to pop off1914 foghorn1918 to sound off1918 loudmouth1931 woof1934 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)] murkeOE misspeakOE yomer971 chidea1000 murkenOE grutch?c1225 mean?a1300 hum13.. plainta1325 gruntc1325 plainc1325 musea1382 murmurc1390 complain1393 contrary1393 flitec1400 pinea1425 grummec1430 aggrudge1440 hoinec1440 mutterc1450 grudge1461 channerc1480 grunch1487 repine1529 storm?1553 expostulate1561 grumblea1586 gruntle1591 chunter1599 swagger1599 maunder1622 orp1634 objurgate1642 pitter1672 yelp1706 yammer1794 natter1804 murgeon1808 groan1816 squawk1875 jower1879 grouse1887 beef1888 to whip the cat1892 holler1904 yip1907 peeve1912 grouch1916 nark1916 to sound off1918 create1919 moana1922 crib1925 tick1925 bitch1930 gripe1932 bind1942 drip1942 kvetchc1950 to rag on1979 wrinch2011 1918 G. E. Griffin Ballads of Regiment 39 You low-down, dirty rookey! What in blazes do you mean By sounding off and beefing, not a rag upon you clean. 1920 Amer. Legion Weekly 13 Aug. 28 (caption) Sounding off. But he is sounding off before inspection. You can't blame him because he has been hoping and waiting for the Weekly..but it hasn't come. 1935 C. G. Finney Circus of Dr. Lao 63 Kate, don't go sounding off that way in front of all these people. 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath xiii. 174 I didn' mean to sound off at ya, mister. It's the heat. 1943 Amer. Mercury Nov. 554 A guy who sounds off (talks too much) is told to knock it off. 1951 Sunday Pict. 21 Jan. 10/2 The ‘Pic’ cites a few examples with the sincere wish that someone will shut them up the next time they sound off. 1960 L. Cooper Accomplices ii. i. 80 He used to sound off about the chap and blackguard him all ends up. 1972 ‘E. Lathen’ Murder without Icing (1973) xxii. 195 We thought he was just sounding off. 1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) iv. ix. 340 It adds up to him being an exhibitionist with a need to ‘sound off’ constantly, even in small ways. < as lemmas |
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