Word · Frequency #23367
clank
/klæŋk/
verb
叮当作响
To make a sharp metallic sound.
- 1.
To make a clanking sound
发出叮当声。
- 2.
To cause to sound with a clank.
使发出叮当声。
- 3.
make a clank
发出铿锵声
使叮当作响；发出叮当声。；使发出叮当声。；发出铿锵声；发叮当声
In use
The old radiator clanked loudly during the night.
He clanked the metal cups together as a signal.
The chain clanks every time the gate is opened.
the train clanked through the village
Verb forms
base clank · third person clanks · -ing clanking · past clanked · past participle clanked
Connections
Collocations
- chains clank
- 链条叮当作响
- The old chains clanked in the wind.旧链条在风中叮当作响。
- clank loudly
- 发出响亮的叮当声
- The metal pipes clanked loudly in the night.金属管在夜里发出响亮的叮当声。
- clank together
- 互相碰撞发出叮当声
- The swords clanked together as the knights fought.骑士们打斗时，剑互相碰撞发出叮当声。
- clank against
- 撞击……发出叮当声
- The anchor chain clanked against the side of the boat.锚链撞击船边发出叮当声。
Synonyms
- clang
- 发出响亮的金属撞击声 · 比 clank 更响亮且常有余音/回声；clank 通常更短、更钝。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想铁链（chain）碰撞发出“咣当”的铿锵声，clank 读音也像金属短促的碰击声，记住它是“叮当作响”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：金属物体碰撞时、机械运转时 通常用于描述金属物体碰撞或机械运转时发出的响亮清脆的撞击声，在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with clank /klæŋk/: their stressed vowel and following sounds are /æŋk/. Beware lookalikes that are not rhymes: clang /klæŋ/ lacks the final /k/, and clan /klæn/ ends in /n/.
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.