单词 | bells |
释义 | bell1 of 4noun (1) ˈbel 1 a : a hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck b : doorbell 2 a : the sounding of a bell as a signal b : a stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time also : the time so indicated c : a half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bell see Ship's Bells Table 3 : something having the form of a bell: such as a : the corolla of a flower b : a bell-shaped organ or part (such as the dewlap of a moose) especially : the bell- or saucer-shaped, largely gelatinous structure that forms the main part of the body of most jellyfish : umbrella entry 1 sense 3 c : the part of the capital of a column between the abacus and neck molding d : the flared end of a wind instrument e : the open mouth of a nozzle (such as of the exhaust of a jet engine) The heating was so intense … that the gas went rushing out the tail of the engine at 30,000 feet per second, or twice the speed at which exhaust leaves the bell of a conventional engine. Jeffrey Kluger 4 a : a percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes that when struck give out tones resembling bells —usually used in plural b : glockenspiel bell 2 of 4verb (1) belled; belling; bells transitive verb 1 : to provide with a bell 2 : to flare the end of (something, such as a tube) into the shape of a bell intransitive verb : to take the form of a bell : flare bell 3 of 4verb (2) belled; belling; bells intransitive verb : to make a resonant bellowing or baying sound the wild buck bells from ferny brake Sir Walter Scott bell 4 of 4noun (2) : bellow, roar bells verbas in peals Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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