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the chime of [sth]
chime 作名词常指钟、铃等发出的响声；也可指一套调好音的钟。
The chime of the doorbell was soft and pleasant.
门铃声轻柔而悦耳。
管钟；排钟
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
管钟；排钟
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells struck with a hammer, used as an orchestral instrument
The chime of the doorbell was soft and pleasant.
门铃声轻柔而悦耳。
此义常作复数 chimes，指成套的管钟
受击发声的乐器,类似钟(如管状金属条)或即为钟；常复数指整套排钟。
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
由一组调音钟组成的打击乐器,用槌敲击,用于管弦乐队。
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
此类一组乐器中的单个鸣响部件。
An individual ringing component of such a set.
作为其他设备部件的小铃或其他鸣响或发声装置。
A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
The soft chime of the clock told us it was midnight.
时钟轻柔的钟声告诉我们已经是午夜了。
I heard a soft chime from the doorbell while I was cooking dinner.
我做晚饭时听到了门铃发出的轻柔铃声。
The church chimes ring every Sunday morning.
教堂的钟声每周日早晨响起。
chime 作名词常指钟、铃等发出的响声；也可指一套调好音的钟。
The chime of the doorbell was soft and pleasant.
门铃声轻柔而悦耳。
chime 作不及物动词时表示发出钟、铃声，常接副词修饰。
The doorbell chimed softly.
门铃轻轻地响了。
chime 作及物动词并以时间名词为宾语时，表示“敲钟报时”。
The old clock chimed twelve at midnight.
那座旧钟在午夜敲响了十二点。
Not this
They chimed the mountain to see the sunrise.
Use this
They climbed the mountain to see the sunrise.
chime和climb发音相近，容易混淆。chime意为'鸣响'，而climb意为'攀登'；本句表达'爬山'，应使用climb。
Not this
His opinion chimed to mine.
Use this
His opinion chimed with mine.
chime作'（与...）一致'讲时，固定搭配为chime with，表示'与...一致'，介词用with而非to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
风铃
The wind chime tinkled softly on the porch.
风铃在门廊上轻轻叮当作响。
门铃
The door chime rang twice before I reached the door.
我还没走到门口，门铃就响了两次。
钟声；钟声齐鸣
The chime of bells echoed across the valley.
钟声在山谷中回荡。
敲钟报时
The clock chimes the hour every night.
那座钟每晚都会敲钟报时。
报时钟；自鸣钟
The chiming clock in the hall woke everyone at midnight.
大厅里的自鸣钟在午夜把大家吵醒了。
插话；插嘴
If you have any ideas, please chime in.
如果你有任何想法，请插话。
与……一致；与……相吻合
Her remarks chimed with my own thoughts.
她的话与我的想法不谋而合。
表示同意；补充（意见）
He chimed in with a humorous comment.
他插了一句幽默的评论。
我们聆听着自由钟声的闪动。
This line is from Bob Dylan's 1964 protest song 'Chimes of Freedom,' which uses the image of chimes ringing through a storm to symbolize hope and freedom for all people.
这句歌词出自鲍勃·迪伦1964年的抗议歌曲《自由之钟》，用钟声在暴风雨中震响的意象，象征对所有的人们的希望与自由。
Use chime naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象教堂钟声齐鸣，余音“chime——”悠扬悦耳；chime既是钟声，也指和谐之音，和“time”形近，钟声常为报时（time）而鸣。
语域：neutral 常见场景：orchestral music 作管弦乐器解时，chime 常用复数形式 chimes，多用于乐谱、乐队介绍等正式或专业场合，属于中性偏正式的书面表达。
Genuine rhymes: time, mime, rhyme, crime, slime, and climb all have the stressed vowel /aɪ/ followed by /m/. Note that climb is spelled with a silent <b>. Beware lookalikes: chimney (/ˈtʃɪmni/) and chisel (/ˈtʃɪzəl/) share the initial chi- spelling with chime but sound very different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.