Word · Frequency #780
sounds
声音；声响；声波
sounds is the plural of sound.
the sensation of hearing, or the vibration that causes it
- 1.
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
由空气或其他介质振动引起的耳朵感知的感觉
- 2.
A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
狭长的海湾,或大陆与岛屿之间的海峡；也指连接两片海域或连接海洋与湖泊的海峡
- 3.
A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
用于探测或扩张体腔或管道(如尿道)的细长探针；探条。
- 4.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
特定原因产生的听觉效果
- 5.
A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
能够引起这种感觉的振动
- 6.
The air bladder of a fish.
鱼的鳔
- 7.
the subjective sensation of hearing something
听到某物的主观感觉
- 8.
A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
特定音乐家、乐团等的独特风格和音色
- 9.
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
通过弹性介质传播的机械振动
- 10.
Noise without meaning; empty noise.
无意义的噪音；空洞的声音
- 11.
Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
听力范围,某种声音可以被听到的距离
- 12.
A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
作为口语的一部分的片段,口语的最小单位,语音
噪音；无意义的声响；（音乐）风格；音色；语音；音素；听觉范围；窄长的海湾；海峡
In use
I heard a strange sound coming from the engine.
The sound of the waves helped me fall asleep.
Sounds of laughter filled the room.
the sound of rain on the roof
the beautiful sound of music
he strained to hear the faint sounds
falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them
Connections
Collocations
- make a sound
- 发出声音
- Don't make a sound; the baby is asleep.别出声，婴儿在睡觉。
- loud sound
- 响亮的声音
- A loud sound woke me up.一个响亮的声音把我吵醒了。
- sound waves
- 声波
- Sound waves travel through air.声波通过空气传播。
- sound quality
- 音质
- This speaker has excellent sound quality.这个扬声器音质极好。
- sound effect
- 音效
- The movie's sound effects were amazing.这部电影的音效很棒。
- sound system
- 音响系统
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：sound读音近似'嗓的'，嗓子发出声音。
Context & Register
语域中性，常见于日常对话、学术讨论或技术描述中，如物理声学或通信领域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words have the identical stressed vowel and ending /aʊnd/ as 'sound', so they rhyme. No non-rhyming lookalikes are included.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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