| 单词 | babel |
| 释义 | babel (once / 9633 pages) n Babel is a hubbub, or a confused mix of voices. It might be hard for your grandfather to hear in a restaurant with background music and a loud babel of conversation. The babel of voices in a hotel's hall at night makes it difficult to sleep, and the babel of kids talking all at once is frustrating for a new teacher. Babel can also mean a figurative noise or conversation: "The babel of expert opinions on this issue is confusing me." Babel comes from the Biblical "Tower of Babel" story, in which God confused the builders of a tower to heaven by making them speak different languages. WORD FAMILYbabel USAGE EXAMPLESA babel of languages mix on the the streets. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) Crumbs were everywhere; and the babel buzzed like a clockwork wind. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) The babel of foreign languages spoken by tourists visiting it bears a rough sonic similarity to those around Castle Garden in 1885. The New Yorker(Oct 01, 2016) n a confusion of voices and other sounds Hyper confusion an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended Babel (once / 6821 pages) n WORD FAMILY Babel: Babels USAGE EXAMPLESThese include the Ukraine – what was then Cossack-ravaged Poland, where Babel was an embedded correspondent – and Paris, which animated his sensual side. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) A Jew who, working for a newspaper, had gone riding among Cossacks, Babel is discussed as a voracious observer of details and ambiguities. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) This would be cheering, especially in this political moment, if only “Babel” were less dull. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) n (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another Syn|Exp Tower of Babel ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians |
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