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din

UK /dɪn/US /dɪn/

词源

源自中古英语 dynnen,古英语 dynnan(发出噪音),与古诺尔斯语 dynr(轰鸣声)同源。

noun

❶ 持续不断的嘈杂声或喧闹声,通常指让人感到不悦或难以忍受的噪音。

“The din of the construction work made it impossible to concentrate.”

(建筑工地的嘈杂声让人无法集中注意力。)

“Children were adding to the din by shouting and laughing.”

(孩子们的喊叫声和笑声让噪音更大了。)

同义词:noise, racket, clamor, uproar, hubbub

verb

❶ 反复或持续地发出嘈杂声,通常指声音不断重复让人感到厌烦。

“The teacher's warnings dinned into the students' ears but they ignored them.”

(老师的警告不断在学生耳边响起,但他们置之不理。)

“The sound of the alarm clock dinned in his head all morning.”

(闹钟的声音整个上午都在他脑海里嗡嗡作响。)

同义词:resound, echo, reverberate, ring, repeat

常见短语

din into — 反复灌输或强调某事,通常指通过不断重复让某人记住或理解。

“His parents dinned the importance of education into him from an early age.”

(他的父母从小就反复向他灌输教育的重要性。)