sound

noun

声音 sth you hear

1. 声音；响声
   something that you can hear
   1. a high/low sound
      高的 / 低的声音
   2. a clicking/buzzing/scratching, etc. sound
      咔嗒咔嗒、嗡嗡、嚓嚓等的声音
   3. the different sounds and smells of the forest
      森林里的各种声音、各种气息
   4. She heard the sound of footsteps outside.
      她听见外面有脚步声。
   5. He crept into the house trying not to make a sound .
      他蹑手蹑脚地溜进房子里，尽量不弄出一点声响。
2. 声；声响
   continuous rapid movements (called vibrations ) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person's or an animal's ear
   1. Sound travels more slowly than light.
      声比光传播得慢。

电视；收音机 from television/radio

3. 声音；音响
   what you can hear coming from a television, radio, etc., or as part of a film/movie
   1. Could you turn the sound up/down ?
      你能把音量调大 / 调小一些吗？
   2. The sound quality of the tapes was excellent.
      磁带的音响效果极佳。

音乐家 of musicians

4. 嗓音；音乐风格
   the effect that is produced by the music of a particular singer or group of musicians
   1. I like their sound.
      我喜欢他们的音乐风格。

印象 impression

5. 印象；感觉
   the idea or impression that you get of sb/sth from what sb says or what you read
   1. They had a wonderful time by the sound of it .
      听起来他们好像过得很愉快。
   2. From the sound of things you were lucky to find him.
      看起来你能找到他真是幸运。
   3. They're consulting a lawyer? I don't like the sound of that .
      他们正向一位律师咨询？这消息不大好哇。

水域 water

6. 海峡；海湾
   a narrow passage of water that joins two larger areas of water

verb

给以印象 give impression

1. 听起来好像；让人听着好像
   to give a particular impression when heard or read about
   1. His voice sounded strange on the phone.
      他的声音在电话里听着挺怪的。
   2. She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news.
      我把消息告诉她时，她好像并不感到惊讶。
   3. His explanation sounds reasonable to me.
      他的解释我听着有道理。
   4. Leo made it sound so easy. But it wasn't.
      利奥把这事说得好像挺简单，其实不是那么回事。
   5. She sounds just the person we need for the job.
      看来她正是我们要找的干这份工作的人。
   6. You sounded just like your father when you said that.
      你说这话，听着跟你父亲一模一样。
   7. I hope I don't sound as if/as though I'm criticizing you.
      我希望不要听起来好像我在批评你。

听起来… -sounding

2. 听起来…的
   giving the impression of having a particular sound
   1. an Italian-sounding name
      听着像意大利人的名字
   2. fine-sounding words
      听上去华而不实的话语

发出声音 produce sound

3. （使）发出声音，响
   to produce a sound; to make sth such as a musical instrument produce a sound
   1. The bell sounded for the end of the class.
      下课铃响了。
   2. Passing motorists sounded their horns in support.
      开车路过的人按响喇叭表示支持。

发出警报 / 信号 give warning/signal

4. 鸣警报；拉响警报；发出警报
   to give a signal such as a warning by making a sound
   1. When I saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm .
      看到烟后，我就设法发出警报。
   2. Scientists have sounded a note of caution on the technique.
      科学家已告诫人类慎重对待这项技术。
   3. Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances) .
      不让他参加比赛，也许就意味着我们全无获胜的可能了。

发音 pronounce

5. 发（音）
   to pronounce sth
   1. You don't sound the ‘b’ in the word ‘comb’.
      说comb时字母b不发音。

测量深度 measure depth

6. 测（海或湖的）深度
   to measure the depth of the sea or a lake by using a line with a weight attached, or an electronic instrument

adj.

可靠 reliable

1. 明智的；合理的；正确的；可靠的
   sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results
   1. a person of sound judgement
      判断力强的人
   2. He gave me some very sound advice.
      他给了我一些非常合理的忠告。
   3. This gives the design team a sound basis for their work.
      这为设计组开展工作提供了坚实的基础。
   4. The proposal makes sound commercial sense.
      这项建议从营利的角度看是完全合情合理的。
   5. Their policies are environmentally sound.
      他们的政策对环境没有不利的影响。

透彻 thorough

2. 透彻的；完备的；全面的
   good and thorough
   1. a sound knowledge/understanding of sth
      对某事透彻的了解 / 理解
   2. He has a sound grasp of the issues.
      他对这些问题掌握得很全面。

无损伤；未受伤 not damaged/hurt

3. 完好的；健康的；无损伤的；未受伤的
   in good condition; not damaged, hurt, etc.
   1. We arrived home safe and sound .
      我们安然无恙地到了家。
   2. to be of sound mind (= not mentally ill)
      神志健全
   3. The house needs attention but the roof is sound.
      房子需要修葺，不过屋顶还完好无损。

睡眠 sleep

4. 酣畅的；香甜的
   deep and peaceful
   1. to have a sound night's sleep
      一夜酣睡
   2. to be a sound sleeper
      睡得很沉的人

良好 good, but not excellent

5. 不错的；实实在在的
   good and accurate, but not excellent
   1. a sound piece of writing
      一篇不错的文章
   2. a sound tennis player
      颇具实力的网球运动员

体罚 physical punishment

6. 严厉的；重的
   severe
   1. to give sb a sound beating
      痛打某人一顿

adv.

1. 酣（睡）；（睡得）沉
   very deeply asleep

NOUN AND VERB USES 名词和动词用法

1. N-COUNT 声音;响声
   A sound is something that you hear.
   1. Peter heard the sound of gunfire...
      彼德听见了枪炮声。
   2. Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound...
      莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。
   3. There was a splintering sound as the railing gave way.
      围栏倒下时发出了断裂的声音。
   4. ...the sounds of children playing.
      孩子们的嬉闹声
2. N-UNCOUNT 声(指通过空气、水或其他物质传播的一种能量)
   Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard.
   1. The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.
      这架飞机的速度将是音速的两倍。
3. N-SING (电视、收音机、CD 机等可调节音量的)声音，音响
   The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled.
   1. She went and turned the sound down...
      她去把音量关小了。
   2. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.
      激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。
4. N-COUNT (歌手或乐队的)音乐风格，乐曲特色
   A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music.
   1. They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound...
      他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。
   2. He's got a unique sound and a unique style.
      他的音乐风格独具特色。
5. V-ERG 发声;出声响;响起
   If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise.
   1. The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office...
      丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。
   2. A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.
      一个年轻人鸣钟宣布周日的礼拜开始了。
6. VERB 发出(警告等);(以…语调)发表
   If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic.
   1. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt...
      坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
   2. Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...
      其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。
   3. Sir Patrick attempted to sound a positive note, describing the meeting as serving a useful purpose.
      帕特里克爵士极力释放出一种积极的论调，称此次会议是很有用的。
7. V-LINK (某物)听起来
   When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds .
   1. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...
      他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。
   2. The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...
      在那片寂静之中，铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音听起来很响。
   3. It sounded as if he were trying to say something.
      听上去他好像试图要说些什么。
8. V-LINK 听起来似乎;听着好像
   When you talk about the way someone sounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak.
   1. She sounded a bit worried...
      她的语气里有一点担心。
   2. Murphy sounds like a child...
      墨菲的口气像个孩子。
   3. She sounded as if she really cared...
      听起来她似乎真的很在乎。
   4. I thought she sounded a genuinely caring and helpful person.
      我觉得她听起来像是一个真心真意地关爱和帮助别人的人。
9. V-LINK (用于谈论印象或观点)听起来，似乎
   When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way it sounds .
   1. It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?...
      听起来这个主意很不错，真的能行吗？
   2. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...
      听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。
   3. She decided that her doctor's advice sounded pretty good...
      她认为医生的建议似乎很不错。
   4. The book is not as morbid as it sounds...
      这本书并不像听起来那么可怕。
   5. I know this sounds a crazy thing for me to ask you.
      我知道我向你提出这个问题似乎很不可理喻。
10. N-SING (对于听说或读到的事情的)印象
    You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking about the sound of it.
    1. Here's a new idea we liked the sound of...
       这是个新想法，我们一听就喜欢。
    2. I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne...
       我不喜欢托比·奥斯伯恩的那一套。
    3. From the sound of things, he might well be the same man...
       听起来，他似乎还是原来的那个他。
    4. He was being paid danger money from the sound of it.
       印象中他得到了危险工作津贴。
11. See also: -sounding sounding
12. to sound the alarm → see: alarm

ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法

1. ADJ-GRADED (身体)健康的;(心智)健全的;(建筑)坚固的
   If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind is sound, it is in good condition or healthy.
   1. When we bought the house, it was structurally sound...
      我们买下这栋房子的时候，它的结构还非常坚固。
   2. Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas...
      尽管这辆汽车基本状况良好，我还是担心一些地方不够安全。
   3. His body was still sound.
      他的身体仍然硬朗。
2. ADJ-GRADED (建议、推理或证据)正确的，合理的，可靠的，明智的
   Sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible.
   1. They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets...
      他们都是受过训练的营养学家，能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。
   2. Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound...
      一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。
   3. His reasoning is perfectly sound, but he misses the point...
      他的推理完全正确，但是未切中肯綮。
   4. There is sound scientific evidence of what certain gases do to the atmosphere.
      有可靠的科学依据可以证明某些气体对大气的影响。
3. ADJ-GRADED (观点)正确的，明智的
   If you describe someone's ideas as sound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct.
   1. I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice...
      我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。
   2. I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one...
      我认为现世主义的观点非常正确。
   3. Can anyone suggest a method of deterring spiders which is ecologically sound?
      有人能想出一种不会破坏生态环境而又能够赶跑蜘蛛的办法吗？
4. ADJ (睡觉)酣畅的，深沉的
   If someone is in a sound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply.
   1. She had woken me out of a sound sleep.
      她把我从酣睡中叫醒。
   2. Sound is also an adverb.
      
   3. He was lying in bed, sound asleep.
      他躺在床上，睡得正香。
5. See also: soundly

1. Peter heard the sound of gunfire
   彼德听见了枪炮声。
2. Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound
   莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。
3. There was a splintering sound as the railing gave way.
   围栏倒下时发出了断裂的声音。
4. The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.
   这架飞机的速度将是音速的两倍。
5. She went and turned the sound down
   她去把音量关小了。
6. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.
   激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。
7. They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound
   他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。
8. He's got a unique sound and a unique style.
   他的音乐风格独具特色。
9. The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office
   丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。
10. A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.
    一个年轻人鸣钟宣布周日的礼拜开始了。
11. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt
    坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
12. Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution
    其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。
13. Sir Patrick attempted to sound a positive note, describing the meeting as serving a useful purpose.
    帕特里克爵士极力释放出一种积极的论调，称此次会议是很有用的。
14. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion
    他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。
15. The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence
    在那片寂静之中，铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音听起来很响。
16. It sounded as if he were trying to say something.
    听上去他好像试图要说些什么。
17. She sounded a bit worried
    她的语气里有一点担心。
18. Murphy sounds like a child
    墨菲的口气像个孩子。
19. She sounded as if she really cared
    听起来她似乎真的很在乎。
20. I thought she sounded a genuinely caring and helpful person.
    我觉得她听起来像是一个真心真意地关爱和帮助别人的人。
21. It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?
    听起来这个主意很不错，真的能行吗？
22. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake
    听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。
23. She decided that her doctor's advice sounded pretty good
    她认为医生的建议似乎很不错。
24. The book is not as morbid as it sounds
    这本书并不像听起来那么可怕。
25. I know this sounds a crazy thing for me to ask you.
    我知道我向你提出这个问题似乎很不可理喻。
26. Here's a new idea we liked the sound of
    这是个新想法，我们一听就喜欢。
27. When we bought the house, it was structurally sound
    我们买下这栋房子的时候，它的结构还非常坚固。
28. They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets
    他们都是受过训练的营养学家，能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。
29. I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice
    我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。
30. She had woken me out of a sound sleep.
    她把我从酣睡中叫醒。

  sound noise voice【导航词义：声音】

  sound n. 声音

〔辨析〕普通用词，泛指耳朵能听到的任何声响。

  noise n. 声音，噪声

〔辨析〕尤指刺耳、喧闹、可怕的声音，有时由多种声音混杂在一起。

  voice n. 嗓音

〔辨析〕主要指人的说话声和歌唱声。

  healthful healthy sound well wholesome【导航词义：健康的】

  healthful adj. 〈正式〉有益健康的

〔辨析〕指对人体健康有好处的。

  healthy adj. 健康的

〔辨析〕指健康状态正常的，含健壮之意。

  sound adj. 健康的

〔辨析〕指生理或心理上健康的。

  well adj. 健康的

〔辨析〕与 healthy 同义，但只作表语。

  wholesome adj. 有益于健康的；健康的

〔辨析〕指食物对身体有益的，也指某事物不包含不道德的性内容而有益身心的。

sound off (about sth)

1. 高谈阔论；夸夸其谈
   to express your opinions loudly or in an aggressive way

sound sb↔out (about/on sth)

sound sth↔out

1. 试探某人（对某事）的看法；探口风
   to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way

n.

like, etc. the sound of your own voice

• 爱啰唆；喜欢说个没完
  to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people

within (the) sound of sth

• 在听得见…的范围内
  near enough to be able to hear sth
  1. a house within sound of the sea
     听得见海浪声的房子

v.

sound/strike a note (of sth)

• 表达某种情感（或观点）
  to express feelings or opinions of a particular kind
  1. She sounded a note of warning in her speech.
     她在讲话中提出了警告。

look/sound suspiciously like sth

• 看 / 听上去与某事物相像得令人起疑
  to be very similar to sth
  1. Their latest single sounds suspiciously like the last one.
     他们的最新单曲唱片听着和前一张很像。

adj.

(as) sound as a bell

• 状况极佳；十分健康
  in perfect condition

noun

1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
   1. the sound of rain on the roof
   2. the beautiful sound of music

2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
   1. he strained to hear the faint sounds

   Synonym:    auditory sensation

3. the audible part of a transmitted signal
   1. they always raise the audio for commercials

   Synonym:    audio

4. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

   Synonym:    phonespeech sound

5. the sudden occurrence of an audible event
   1. the sound awakened them

6. a large ocean inlet or deep bay
   1. the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast

7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

   Synonym:    strait

8. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
   1. falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them

verb

1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

   Synonym:    fathom

2. utter with vibrating vocal chords

   Synonym:    voicevocalizevocalise

3. appear in a certain way
   1. This sounds interesting

4. give off a certain sound or sounds
   1. This record sounds scratchy

5. make a certain noise or sound
   1. She went `Mmmmm'
   2. The gun went `bang'

   Synonym:    go

6. cause to sound
   1. sound the bell
   2. sound a certain note

7. announce by means of a sound
   1. sound the alarm

adj

1. thorough
   1. a sound thrashing

2. (of sleep) deep and complete
   1. a heavy sleep
   2. fell into a profound sleep
   3. a sound sleeper
   4. deep wakeless sleep

   Synonym:    heavyprofoundwakeless

3. in excellent physical condition
   1. good teeth
   2. I still have one good leg
   3. a sound mind in a sound body

   Synonym:    good

4. exercising or showing good judgment
   1. healthy scepticism
   2. a healthy fear of rattlesnakes
   3. the healthy attitude of French laws
   4. healthy relations between labor and management
   5. an intelligent solution
   6. a sound approach to the problem
   7. sound advice
   8. no sound explanation for his decision

   Synonym:    healthyintelligentlevelheadedlevel-headed

5. free from moral defect
   1. a man of sound character

6. financially secure and safe
   1. sound investments
   2. a sound economy

7. in good condition
   1. a sound timber
   2. the wall is sound
   3. a sound foundation

8. having legal efficacy or force
   1. a sound title to the property

   Synonym:    legaleffectual

9. logically valid
   1. a sound argument

   Synonym:    reasonedwell-grounded