单词 | to ting out |
释义 | > as lemmasto ting out b. transitive. Of a clock: to indicate (an hour) by making a tinging or ringing sound; to ring or strike (the hour). Also to ting out. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [verb (transitive)] > by ringing a bell, etc. smite1370 ting1877 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > ring [verb (transitive)] > strike so as to chime > strike of clock strike1417 chime1583 ting1877 1877 London Jrnl. 29 Sept. 202/1 The dining room clock ‘tings’ the half-hour after ten. 1888 F. W. Robinson Youngest Miss Green III. 78 The clock..then tinged out ‘One’. 2014 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 9 Nov. 64 The astronomical clock tings out the hours until 5pm when night falls, the markets open and the air is scented by mulled wine and roasting chestnuts. < as lemmas |
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