bell
n
1 hollow metal object, usu shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound when struck 鐘; 鈴: church bells 教堂的鐘
a bicycle bell 自行車的鈴. =>illus 見插圖. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xiii.
2 sound of this as a time-signal (報時的)鐘聲或鈴聲
There's the bell for the end of the lesson. 下課鈴響了.
The boxer was saved by the bell, ie He escaped further severe treatment when the bell sounded. 那拳擊手因鈴響而得救(因鈴響而免遭對方進一步的打擊).
3 thing shaped like a bell 鐘形物. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page x.
4 (idm 習語) clear as a bell => clear1. ring a bell => ring2. sound as a bell => sound1.
?? 考研助記
農村打 鈴是(be)把鈴繩拉了又拉(ll)
?? 擴展釋義
*[bel]n. 鈴, 鐘【計】 響鈴命令【醫】 鈴, 鐘相關詞組: ring the bell lose the bell
?? 同詞根單詞
balloonn. 氣球;熱氣球;[建]球飾;
vt. 膨脹,漲大;乘熱氣球飛行;使激增;
adj. 氣球狀的;(貨物等)分量輕而體積大的;(分期付款)最后一筆大數目的;
vi. 乘氣球飛行;膨脹;激增;