单词 | peal |
释义 | peal /peel/, n. 1. a loud, prolonged ringing of bells. 2. a set of bells tuned to one another. 3. a series of changes rung on a set of bells. 4. any loud, sustained sound or series of sounds, as of cannon, thunder, applause, or laughter. v.t. 5. to sound loudly and sonorously: to peal the bells of a tower. 6. Obs. to assail with loud sounds. v.i. 7. to sound forth in a peal; resound. [1350-1400; ME pele, akin to peal to beat, strike (now dial.)] Syn. 4. reverberation, resounding, clangor. |
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