英语词汇“babel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	babel
释义	ba·bel \ˈbābəl, ˈba-\ noun (-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from the Tower of Babel, biblical structure (Gen 11:4-9) that was erected for the purpose of reaching heaven and incurred the wrath of God, who as punishment made the builder's speech mutually unintelligible, from Assyro-Babylonian bāb-ilu gate of god 1. a. : a confusion or medley of sounds, voices, languages, or ideas < such a babel! Everyone talking at once and nobody listening to anyone — Hugh Walpole > < a babel of birds fills the nearby woods — Joseph Chiari > < a babel of controversy — Gene Baro > b. : a place or scene of noise or confusion, especially of mingled and confused noises < all races and nationalities meet and talk in the streets to make the town a babel > 2. a. : a lofty or towering structure b. : an excessively grandiose or visionary scheme or project < the babel of their ambitions must totter to the ground > Synonyms: see din
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