Word · Frequency #24280
clang
铿锵声；叮当声
A loud, ringing sound, typically made by heavy metal objects striking each other
- 1.
A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other; usually, one considered more jarring than melodious.
响亮的金属撞击声,通常比悦耳更刺耳
- 2.
a loud resonant repeating noise
响亮的共鸣重复噪音
- 3.
Quality of tone.
音调的质量
- 4.
The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
某些鸟类的叫声,包括鹤和鹅
- 5.
A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
仅通过声音而非意义连接的词或短语,某些精神障碍的特征
音色；音质；（鹤、雁等的）鸣叫声；（精神病患者的）音联词；响亮的金属撞击声,通常比悦耳更刺耳；响亮的共鸣重复噪音
In use
The blacksmith's hammer made a loud clang.
The metal gate shut with a clang.
The clangs of the bells echoed through the valley.
he could hear the clang of distant bells
Connections
Collocations
- with a clang
- 哐当一声
- The heavy gate swung shut with a clang.那扇沉重的大门哐当一声关上了。
- the clang of metal
- 金属的撞击声
- The clang of metal echoed through the empty factory.金属的撞击声在空荡荡的工厂里回荡。
- a loud clang
- 一声响亮的哐当声
- A loud clang came from the kitchen, and everyone jumped.厨房里传来一声响亮的哐当声，大家都吓了一跳。
- hear a clang
- 听到哐当声
- We heard a clang from the garage, but found nothing wrong.我们听到车库传来一声哐当，但没有发现什么问题。
- the clang of a bell
- 刺耳的钟声；铃的铿锵声
- The clang of a bell woke the whole village.一声刺耳的钟声把整个村子都吵醒了。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想两块铁板相撞发出“哐当”声，clang 的 cl 就像金属碰金属，记住它是刺耳的铿锵声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday descriptions of metallic collisions、sound effects in narrative writing、industrial or mechanical noise “clang” 作为名词，主要指金属物体相互碰撞时发出的响亮、刺耳的声响。该词在日常生活、文学描写和一般新闻报道中都有使用，没有明显的语域限制，因此通常可视为中性词。在口语中它也很自然，但具体语感可能因语境而异。
Grammar Note
可数名词，可用单数或复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
clang 读 /klæŋ/，与 bang、gang、hang、rang、sang、pang 押韵，末尾都是 /æŋ/。注意 clang 和 clan /klæn/、clank /klæŋk/ 拼写相近但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.