单词 | bell |
释义 | bell (once / 207 pages) 1nv 2n A bell is a hollow object, usually made of metal, that makes a deep ringing sound when it's hit or shaken. In the old days, the sound of a dinner bell meant that it was time to eat. A belly dancer might have tiny bells on her costume that ring as she moves, and the church in your neighborhood might have a huge bell that's rung every hour. Other kinds of bells include a door bell, a bicycle bell, or a school bell, all of which make a sound to signal something. The Old English root is belle, from a Proto-Indo-European source, bhel-, "to sound" or "to roar." WORD FAMILYbell: belled, belling, bells USAGE EXAMPLESSorry, I can’t hear you, the ushers are ringing the bell. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And she’s not opposed to using technology in museum exhibits, as long as interactive screens and other bells and whistles enhance the interpretation for visitors. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Please do NOT revert to old bell times!!!” one high school parent wrote. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck Exp|Hypo|Hyper Liberty Bell the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence church bell a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church) cowbella bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located death bell, death knella bell rung to announce a death dinner bella bell rung to announce that dinner has been served electric bella bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current fire bella bell rung to give a fire alarm school bella bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class sheep bella bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located shop bella bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop cascabel, sleigh bella bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh tocsin, warning bella bell used to sound an alarm telephone bellelectric bell that rings to signal a call acoustic device a device for amplifying or transmitting sound signaling devicea device used to send signals 2n a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed Syn|Hypo|Hyper buzzer, doorbell night bell a doorbell to be used at night button, push, push button an electrical switch operated by pressing 3n a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument Syn|Hypo|Hyper chime, gong carillon set of bells hung in a bell tower handbella bell that is held in the hand percussion instrument, percussive instrument a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another 4n the sound of a bell being struck saved by the bell she heard the distant toll of church bells Syn|Hypo|Hyper toll knell the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something angelus, angelus bellthe sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 5n the shape of a bell Syn|Hyper bell shape, campana curve, curved shape the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes 6n the flared opening of a tubular device Hyper opening a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made 7v attach a bell to 2bell cows Hyper attach cause to be attached n (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. Syn|Hyper ship's bell time unit, unit of time a unit for measuring time periods Bell (once / 645 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY Bell: Bells USAGE EXAMPLESIn addition to her daughter, she is survived by two sons, Mark Lansburgh and Frank Bell Appleby, and four grandchildren. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Pittsburgh’s seven-game winning streak to end the regular season coincided with the versatile Bell’s emergence as one of the league’s most dynamic players. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Bell missed Pittsburgh’s past two playoff appearances with knee injuries. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) 2Syn|Exp Alexander Melville Bell, Melville Bell phonetician a specialist in phonetics n United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) 3Syn|Exp Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell artificer, discoverer, inventor someone who is the first to think of or make something n English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) Syn|Exp Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen painter an artist who paints |
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