Word · Frequency #19500
blare
/blєə/
noun
刺耳的响声；喧嚣声
A loud, harsh sound.
- 1.
A loud sound.
响亮的声音
- 2.
Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
颜色、光或其他品质的耀眼,常为俗丽的辉煌
耀眼的光芒；俗艳刺目的光彩；响亮的声音；颜色、光或其他品质的耀眼,常为俗丽的辉煌；巨响；吼叫声
In use
The sudden blare of the car horn startled everyone.
We could hear the blare of music from the party next door.
The blare of the factory whistle signaled the end of the shift.
Connections
Collocations
- the blare of horns
- 喇叭的刺耳鸣声
- The blare of horns woke me up at dawn.黎明时喇叭的刺耳鸣声把我吵醒了。
- the blare of trumpets
- 嘹亮刺耳的小号声
- The blare of trumpets announced the king's arrival.嘹亮刺耳的小号声宣告了国王的到来。
- the blare of music
- 喧闹刺耳的音乐声
- The blare of music from the club could be heard down the street.俱乐部里喧闹刺耳的音乐声在街那头都能听到。
- the blare of a siren
- 刺耳的警笛声
- The blare of a siren grew louder as the ambulance approached.随着救护车靠近，刺耳的警笛声越来越大。
- the blare of traffic
- 嘈杂刺耳的交通噪音
- The constant blare of traffic makes it hard to concentrate.持续不断的嘈杂交通噪音让人难以集中注意力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：喇叭长鸣的响亮刺耳声就是 blare；它也形容俗艳刺眼的光芒。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing loud, harsh sounds in urban settings、literary description of dazzling or garish light/color 该词作名词时，通常用于书面或描述性语境，多指令人不快的响亮声音；用于形容光或色彩时则更偏文学化，比较常见于描写霓虹灯、广告牌等俗艳刺目的景象。日常口语中更常说 loud noise 或 harsh sound。
Pronunciation & Spelling
blare 与 care、fare、share、spare、square、stare 押韵，均含 /eə/ 音。注意形近词 blade、blame、blaze 读作 /bleɪ/，与 blare 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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