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单词 dingdong
释义 ding·dong
I. \ˈdiŋˌdȯŋ, -ˌdäŋ\ noun
Etymology: imitative
1. : the ringing sound produced by or as if by repeated strokes on a bell or some other metallic object — often used in oral imitation of such a sound
 < hark! now I hear them, dingdong bell — Shakespeare >
 < the bell goes dingdong >
2. : a bell or other metallic object (as a steel triangle) that makes a ringing sound
 < every Monday mawnin', when the dingdong sounds — Midnight Special >
3. : a verse or poem having a singsong monotonous character : jingle
 < who would hold the order of the almanac so fast but for the dingdong, “thirty days hath September, etc.” — R.W.Emerson >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
: with zeal : earnestly or heartily
 < fell to work dingdong >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
1. : to make a dingdong sound
 < heard the whistle wail mournfully, heard the bell dingdonging — A.W.Somerville >
2.
 a. : to repeat an action with monotonous or mechanical regularity
  < a good engineer …, but not adjusted to dingdonging up and down the river at all — Richard Bissell >
 b. : to talk, urge, or scold tediously or insistently : din
  < kept on dingdonging in my ears — W.H.Hudson †1922 >
IV. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : of, belonging to, or resembling the ringing sound made by a bell or other metallic object
 < the dingdong chime of cathedral bells >
2. : marked by a rapid exchange or alternation (as of blows)
 < six weeks of dingdong fighting with heavy tank and infantry losses — Arthur Davies >
— often used of a close contest or competition
 < a dingdong struggle in which both players were reaching great heights — Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald >
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