n. the twang of sth
作名词时指拨弦等发出的短促而尖锐的振动声。
The twang of the guitar string broke the silence.
吉他琴弦的嘣的一声打破了宁静。
弦声;砰然一声
twangs — plural of twang
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
弦声;砰然一声
a sharp vibrating sound, like that of a plucked string
The twang of the guitar string broke the silence.
吉他琴弦的嘣的一声打破了宁静。
紧绷的弦(如弓弦或乐器弦)振动时发出的尖锐、急促的声音。
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
尖锐的振动声(如拨弦声)
a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
电吉他特有的尖锐振动声。
A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
讲话中夸张的鼻音(如某些地区方言中)
exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
The guitar string gave a sharp twang when I plucked it.
我拨动琴弦时,吉他弦发出一声清脆的弦声。
A loud twang came from the tool shed as the metal spring snapped.
金属弹簧断裂时,工具棚里传来一声响亮的砰然声。
The archer heard the twang of the bowstring and watched the arrow fly.
射箭手听到弓弦的一声铮响,然后看着箭飞了出去。
作名词时指拨弦等发出的短促而尖锐的振动声。
The twang of the guitar string broke the silence.
吉他琴弦的嘣的一声打破了宁静。
这里的 twang 指说话的鼻音腔调,常与表示地域或特征的形容词连用。
He speaks with a Southern twang.
他说话带南方鼻音。
及物动词用法,表示“使……发出拨弦声”。
He twanged the guitar strings as he sang.
他边唱边拨动吉他弦,发出嘣嘣声。
不及物动词用法,表示“发出嘣的响声”。
The wire twanged and then went silent.
那根金属丝嘣地响了一声,然后就没声了。
Not this
The guitar twanged a sound.
Use this
The guitar twanged.
twang 作动词时本身已表示“发出拨弦声/砰然声”,主语为乐器时用不及物结构即可,再加 a sound 造成语义重复(冗余宾语)。
Not this
I heard the twang of a gun.
Use this
I heard the bang of a gun.
twang 特指拨弦或鼻音等尖锐振动声,并不表示枪响;枪声的常用拟声词是 bang,应选用语义准确的词。
Not this
He speaks with a nose twang.
Use this
He speaks with a nasal twang.
twang 作名词表示“鼻音腔调”时,须搭配形容词 nasal(鼻的),而不是名词 nose;nose twang 不符合英语的习惯搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吉他的拨弦声
The twang of a guitar filled the small bar.
吉他的拨弦声充满了小酒吧。
带鼻音的说话腔调
People in the region tend to speak with a nasal twang.
这个地区的人说话往往带鼻音。
美国南方口音
Her Southern twang becomes stronger when she is excited.
她一激动,美国南方口音就变得更明显。
拨动琴弦
He twanged the strings of his old banjo.
他拨动了那把旧班卓琴的琴弦。
Use twangs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象手指拨动吉他弦,发出“twang”的响亮颤音,声音像“弹”的尾音加上“-ng”的鼻腔共鸣。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常口语、书面描写 作名词表示尖锐的振动声(如拨弦声)时,twang 属于中性词,通常在日常口语和书面描写中使用,没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
与 twang /twɑŋ/ 押韵的常用词有 gong /ɡɑŋ/、bong /bɑŋ/(美式英语中发 /ɑŋ/);tongs /tɑŋz/ 也有相同的 /ɑŋ/ 音,但末尾多了一个 /z/,只算近似押韵。注意:bang /bæŋ/、fang /fæŋ/、hang /hæŋ/ 虽以 -ang 结尾,但读作 /æŋ/,与 twang 不押韵,不要只凭拼写判断。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.