| 单词 | echo |
| 释义 | echo —echo /ˈek.əʊ/ aep /-oʊ/ noun [C] (PLURAL echoes) (SIMILAR DETAIL) ► F0 a detail that is similar to and makes you remember something else: » There are echoes of Mozart in her first piano compositions.Thesaurus+: ↑Remembering, reminding and remindersThesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualitiesnoun [C] (PLURAL echoes) (SOUND) ► C2 a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff: » The echoes of his scream sounded in the cave for several seconds.» Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway.Thesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impact• • • Extra Examples:» You could hear the echo of footsteps in the stairwell of the building.» He shouted into the mouth of the cave and waited for the echo.» Bats have very poor eyesight but they use echoes to locate objects in the dark.» There's nobody down the well - it's the echo of your own voice you are hearing.» It was quite spooky when a second later the echo could be heard repeating down the valley.verb [I] (SOUND) ↑Verb Endings for echo ► C2 If a sound echoes or a place echoes with a sound, you hear the sound again because you are in a large, empty space: » The sound of footsteps echoed round the hall.» Suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gunfire.Thesaurus+: ↑Sound and its properties• • • Extra Examples:» My voice echoed around the hall.» A heavy artillery barrage echoed through the night.» A loud bang echoed through the district.» Sobbing and screaming echoed round the small space.» Charities and aid agencies have all echoed this view.verb [T] (SIMILAR DETAILS) ↑Verb Endings for echo ► C2 to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of, something else: » The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral.» I've heard the prime minister's view echoed throughout the party.Thesaurus+: ↑Saying again , ↑Saying and uttering |
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