Word · Frequency #23367
clank
叮当声；铿锵声
a loud, harsh sound made when metal objects hit together; a loud resonant noise
- 1.
A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
金属碰撞发出的响亮刺耳声。
- 2.
a loud resonant repeating noise
响亮而重复的金属撞击声
金属碰撞发出的响亮刺耳声。；响亮而重复的金属撞击声；叮当声
In use
The old engine made a loud clank before it stopped.
I heard the clank of metal pipes in the basement.
The heavy chain dropped with a dull clank.
the clank of sth
指金属碰撞发出的响亮声音，常用 the clank of 引出声源。
We heard the clank of steel doors closing.
我们听到钢门关闭时发出的铿锵声。
a clank
clank 是可数名词，指单次碰撞发出的声音。
A loud clank came from the engine room.
引擎室传来一声响亮的金属撞击声。
with a clank
with a clank 用来描述动作伴随的金属撞击声。
The old gates shut with a clank.
旧大门哐当一声关上了。
Connections
Collocations
- a loud clank
- 响亮的叮当声
- The old engine gave a loud clank.那台旧发动机发出响亮的叮当声。
- with a clank
- 哐当一声
- The cell door shut with a clank.牢门哐当一声关上了。
- the clank of metal
- 金属的碰撞声
- We heard the clank of metal in the yard.我们听到院子里有金属碰撞声。
- hear a clank
- 听到叮当声
- Did you hear a clank in the engine?你有没有听到发动机里有叮当声？
- make a clank
- 发出叮当声
- The old radiator makes a clank every time it heats up.旧暖气片每次发热时都会发出叮当声。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“can(金属罐)+k”：金属罐相撞“咣当”一声 clank，铿锵刺耳。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：机械碰撞、金属制品坠落 该词为中性词，通常用于描述金属相互撞击发出的响亮刺耳声，多出现在机械、工业场景或叙事描写中，文体上并无明显限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -ank and rhyme with clank in /æŋk/. Beware of lookalikes: clang /klæŋ/, clan /klæn/, and clack /klæk/ look similar but have different final sounds and do not rhyme.
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