Word · Frequency #22408
peals
轰鸣声；隆隆声
peals is the plural of peal.
核心释义
A loud sound or series of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, or laughter.
- 1.
响亮的声音,或一连串响亮的声音,如钟声、雷声、炮声、呼喊声、笑声、人群声等。
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- 2.
小鲑鱼；幼鲑
A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
- 3.
按全音阶调音的一组钟。
A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
- 4.
在一组钟上敲出的变奏；严格来说,至少5040次变奏的完整钟乐。
The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
一组钟；一套钟；（一组钟的）变奏鸣响；全套钟鸣；小鲑鱼；幼鲑；响亮的声音,或一连串响亮的声音,如钟声、雷声、炮声、呼喊声、笑声、人群声等。；按全音阶调音的一组钟。
用法In use
The sudden peal of thunder startled everyone in the room.
用法提示：peal在此指雷鸣般的巨大声响。
We heard the joyful peal of church bells on Christmas morning.
用法提示：peal形容钟声的响亮持久。
Her story was met with a peal of laughter from the audience.
用法提示：peal比喻笑声的洪亮和持续。
a peal of + [noise noun]
peal 作名词常与 of 连用，表示某种响亮声音的突然迸发，如雷声、笑声或钟声。
A loud peal of thunder woke me up.
一声响亮的雷声把我吵醒了。
peals of + [plural noise noun]
复数形式 peals of 强调一阵接一阵的响亮声音。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a peal of thunder
- 一声惊雷
- A sudden peal of thunder woke me up.一声突如其来的雷鸣把我惊醒了。
- a peal of bells
- 一阵钟声
- A peal of bells echoed through the valley.一阵钟声在山谷中回荡。
- peals of laughter
- 阵阵笑声
- The audience burst into peals of laughter.观众爆发出阵阵笑声。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- a peal of laughter
- 一阵响亮的笑声Her joke drew a peal of laughter from the whole room.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象钟声'叮当'地持续回荡: peal 以 p 开头, 像一下下敲击, 余音连绵成响亮的一串。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学或正式描写、描述雷声、钟声等自然响声、描述人群的笑声或喧闹声 peal 作名词表示“响亮的声音”时，多用于书面或较正式的描述，常出现在 a peal of thunder、peals of laughter 等固定搭配中。日常口语中较少单独使用，常被 ring、sound 等替代。其他含义（小鲑鱼、一组钟、钟乐变奏）属专门术语，使用范围有限。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'peal' (/piːl/): they share the final spelling -eal and the pronounced ending /iːl/. Be careful with lookalikes that sound different: 'pearl' (/pɜːrl/) and 'pear' (/peər/).
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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。
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