| 单词 | echo |
| 释义 | echo (once / 174 pages) 1nv 2nv An echo is a repetition or imitation of sound. When sound waves hit a hard surface they might reflect, making the sound bounce and repeat. If you agree with someone, you might echo his or her statement. Poet Don Marquis said, “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.” The word echo came from the Greek word for "sound." In Greek mythology, Echo was a nymph who could only repeat the last words of others. You were frightened when you thought someone was following you, until you realized you were only hearing the echo of your own footsteps. WORD FAMILYecho: echoed, echoes, echoing, echoless, echolike, echos, re-echo, reecho+/echoing: echoingly/reecho: reechoed, reechoing USAGE EXAMPLESIf there is any echo of Sun’s idealism, it is in the student “Sunflower Movement”, which wants to keep China at bay. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Some companies continue to promise returns echoing those common before the financial crisis. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) He vowed to return better, an approach teammates echoed after seeing their title hopes slip away. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves she could hear echoes of her own footsteps Syn|Hypo|Hyper replication, reverberation, sound reflection re-echo the echo of an echo reflection, reflectivity, reflexion the ability to reflect beams or rays 2n a reflected television or radio or radar beam Hyper reflection, reflectivity, reflexion the ability to reflect beams or rays 3v ring or echo with sound 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper resound, reverberate, ring consonate sound in sympathy reechorepeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back reechoecho repeatedly, echo again and again bongring loudly and deeply go, sound make a certain noise or sound 1n a reply that repeats what has just been said Hypo|Hyper echolalia an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others reply, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange 2n a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man Hyper analog, analogue, parallel something having the property of being analogous to something else 3n an imitation or repetition the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life Hyper imitation copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else 4v to say again or imitate followers echoing the cries of their leaders Syn|Hypo|Hyper repeat recite repeat aloud from memory cuckoorepeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call reechorepeat back like an echo parrotrepeat mindlessly regurgitate, reproducerepeat after memorization spell, spell outorally recite the letters of or give the spelling of sayrecite or repeat a fixed text rattle down, rattle off, reel off, roll off, spiel offrecite volubly or extravagantly countname or recite the numbers in ascending order emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 5v call to mind His words echoed John F. Kennedy Syn|Hyper recall resemble appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to Echo (once / 4825 pages) n WORD FAMILY Echo: Echoes USAGE EXAMPLESO’Farrell is a Democrat who represents the 13th district, which includes parts of Hollywood, Silver Lake and Echo Park. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Another virtual assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, lives in the Echo, a cylindrical black household appliance, but identifies as female. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) GIBBONS: This year’s theme, “Echoes of Success” is really important to us. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) n (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained Hyper nymph (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden |
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