peal
英 [pi?l]
美[pil]
- vt. 大聲發出；使鳴響
- n. 鐘聲，鐘樂；隆隆聲，響亮持久的聲音；編鐘
- vi. 大聲鳴響；震響
- n. (Peal)人名；(英)皮爾
擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?peals;第三人稱單數:?peals;過去式:?pealed;過去分詞:?pealed;現在分詞:?pealing;
中文詞源
peal 鐘鳴，鐘響，洪亮的響聲，轟隆聲
可能來自擬聲詞或縮寫自appeal,吸引，比喻用法，即召喚人們去教堂禮拜的鐘聲。
英文詞源
- peal
- peal: see appeal
- peal (n.)
- mid-14c., "a ringing of a bell" especially as a call to church service, generally considered a shortened form of appeal (n.), with the notion of a bell that "summons" people to church (compare similar evolution in peach (v.)). Extended sense of "loud ringing of bells" is first recorded 1510s.
- peal (v.)
- 1630s, from peal (n.). Related: Pealed; pealing.
雙語例句
- 1. I heard a peal of merry laughter.
- 我聽到一陣響亮的歡笑聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A peal of church bells rang out in the distance.
- 遠處響起了一陣教堂的鐘聲。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.
- 大教堂響起了響亮的鐘聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A sudden peal of thunder leaves no time to cover the ears.
- 迅雷不及掩耳.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The bells rang a joyous peal.
- 鈴兒發出歡樂的叮當聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
