| 单词 | chime |
| 释义 | Word Frequency chime 1(tʃaɪm) noun 1. an individual bell or the sound it makes when struck 2. (often plural) the machinery employed to sound a bell in this way 3. Also called: bell a percussion instrument consisting of a set of vertical metal tubes of graduated length, suspended in a frame and struck with a hammer 4. a harmonious or ringing sound the chimes of children's laughter 5. agreement; concord verb 6. a. to sound (a bell) or (of a bell) to be sounded by a clapper or hammer b. to produce (music or sounds) by chiming 7. (transitive) to indicate or show (time or the hours) by chiming 8. (transitive) to summon, announce, or welcome by ringing bells 9. (intransitive; foll by with) to agree or harmonize 10. to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner Derived forms chimer (ˈchimer) noun Word origin C13: probably shortened from earlier chymbe bell, ultimately from Latin cymbalum cymbalWord Frequency chime 2 or chimb (tʃaɪm) or chine (tʃaɪn) noun the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel Word origin Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb |
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