Word · Frequency #24003
Fully loadedtinkle
叮当声
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
- 1.
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
轻金属声,类似铃声或风铃的叮当声。
- 2.
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
小铃铛般清脆的金属声
轻金属声,类似铃声或风铃的叮当声。;小铃铛般清脆的金属声
In use
I heard the tinkle of a small bell as the shop door opened.
The tinkle of ice cubes in her glass was the only sound in the room.
A faint tinkle came from the wind chime in the garden.
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。
[something] tinkles [somewhere]
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。
tinkle [something]
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。
Connections
Collocations
- the tinkle of a bell
- 铃的叮当声
- The tinkle of a bell announced the visitor.铃的叮当声宣布了来访者。
- a faint tinkle
- 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。
- bells tinkle
- 铃叮当作响
- The bells tinkled softly in the wind.风中的铃儿轻声叮当作响。
- tinkle of glasses
- 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。
- tinkle softly
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/)。
Learn the forms together
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