the tinkle of [noun]
作名词时通常用单数,后接 of 说明声音来源。
The tinkle of a small bell announced her arrival.
小铃铛的叮当声宣告了她的到来。
叮当声
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叮当声
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
The tinkle of a small bell announced her arrival.
小铃铛的叮当声宣告了她的到来。
轻金属声,类似铃声或风铃的叮当声。
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
小铃铛般清脆的金属声
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
I heard the tinkle of a small bell as the shop door opened.
我听到商店门打开时小铃铛发出的叮当声。
The tinkle of ice cubes in her glass was the only sound in the room.
她杯子里冰块碰撞的叮当声是房间里唯一的声响。
A faint tinkle came from the wind chime in the garden.
一阵微弱的叮当声从花园里的风铃传来。
作名词时通常用单数,后接 of 说明声音来源。
The tinkle of a small bell announced her arrival.
小铃铛的叮当声宣告了她的到来。
作不及物动词时,主语是发出叮当声的事物。
Ice cubes tinkled in the glass.
冰块在杯子里叮当作响。
作及物动词时,意为“使……发出叮当声”,宾语通常是铃铛、钥匙等小物体。
She tinkled the tiny bell to call the cat.
她摇响小铃铛唤猫。
Not this
The little bell is tinkle.
Use this
The little bell is tinkling.
tinkle 是动词,表示“发出叮当声”,不是形容词;表示正在发生的动作要用 be + 现在分词 tinkling,而不能直接用原形 tinkle。
Not this
The stars are tinkling in the sky.
Use this
The stars are twinkling in the sky.
tinkle 指清脆的金属碰撞声(如小铃声),而星星发出的光是 twinkle(闪烁)。两个词拼写和读音相近,但语义不同。
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铃的叮当声
The tinkle of a bell announced the visitor.
铃的叮当声宣布了来访者。
微弱的叮当声
He heard a faint tinkle from the kitchen.
他听到厨房里传来微弱的叮当声。
铃叮当作响
The bells tinkled softly in the wind.
风中的铃儿轻声叮当作响。
玻璃杯的叮当声
The tinkle of glasses filled the room during the toast.
举杯时玻璃杯的叮当声响彻房间。
轻柔地叮当作响
The little bell tinkled softly in the breeze.
小铃在微风中轻柔地叮当作响。
弹钢琴
My grandmother loves to tinkle the ivories at family gatherings.
我祖母喜欢在家庭聚会上弹钢琴。
给某人打电话
Give me a tinkle when you get home.
你到家后给我打个电话。
小便,撒尿
I need to have a tinkle before we leave.
我们走之前我需要去方便一下。
它们在夜晚冰冷的空气里叮当、叮当、叮当地响!
The sleigh bells tinkle as the horses trot through the snow.
雪橇铃铛随着马儿在雪中小跑而叮当作响。
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记忆联想:tinkle 读起来像“叮咯”,正是小铃铛轻轻碰撞发出的叮当声。
语域:neutral 常见场景:describing a small bell、wind chimes、light glass clinks 该词作名词表示“叮当声”时,通常用于描述小铃铛、风铃等发出的清脆、轻快的声音,语域比较中性,书面语和口语中都会出现,但不算正式术语。
同韵词:sprinkle、wrinkle、crinkle、twinkle 都与 tinkle 同韵,重音在首音节,读 /ˈ...ɪŋkəl/。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词:tickle /ˈtɪkəl/(没有 /ŋ/),tingle /ˈtɪŋɡəl/(结尾是 /ŋɡəl/ 而不是 /ŋkəl/)。
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