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ting

UK /tɪŋ/US /tɪŋ/

词源

拟声词起源,模仿金属轻击声。最早记录于15世纪,与古英语 'tyn'(金属)可能相关。

noun

❶ 指清脆的金属碰撞声或铃铛声,常用于描述轻快悦耳的短促声响。

“The ting of wind chimes filled the garden.”

(风铃的叮当声充满了花园。)

“She heard a faint ting from the silver spoon.”

(她听到银勺子发出微弱的叮声。)

同义词:ring, chime, jingle

verb

❶ 使某物发出清脆的金属声,通常指轻击金属物体产生的短促声音。

“He tinged the glass with his fingernail.”

(他用指甲轻敲玻璃杯发出叮声。)

“The hammer tinged against the metal pipe.”

(锤子敲击金属管发出叮当声。)

同义词:chime, ring, clink

常见短语

ting-a-ling — 模拟铃铛连续轻响的拟声词,常用于描述欢快或重复的叮当声。

“The sleigh bells went ting-a-ling in the snow.”

(雪橇铃铛在雪地里叮当作响。)