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BNC: 2829 COCA: 2646

bell
bell /ˈbɛl/ noun
plural bells
bell
/ˈbɛl/
noun
plural bells
Learner's definition of BELL
[count]
1 
: a hollow usually cup-shaped metal object that makes a ringing sound when it is hit铃；钟
— see also bells and whistles
2 
: an electronic device that makes a ringing sound电铃
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻。
3 
: something (such as a flower) that is shaped like a bell钟状物

(as) clear as a bell

— see 1clear

(as) sound as a bell

— see 3sound

give (someone) a bell

British, informal
: to call someone on the telephone给…打电话

have/get your bell rung

◊ In informal U.S. and Canadian English, if you have/get your bell rung, you get hit hard on the head.头被重重一击，遭到当头一棒（非正式美国英语和加拿大英语）

ring a bell

— see 3ring
BNC: 2829 COCA: 2646

bell

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈbel How to pronounce bell (audio)
1
a
: a hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck
b
: doorbell
2
a
: the sounding of a bell as a signal
b
: a stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time
also : the time so indicated
c
: a half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bell see Ship's Bells Table
3
: something having the form of a bell: such as
a
: the corolla of a flower
b
: a bell-shaped organ or part (such as the dewlap of a moose)
especially : the bell- or saucer-shaped, largely gelatinous structure that forms the main part of the body of most jellyfish : umbrella entry 1 sense 3
c
: the part of the capital of a column between the abacus and neck molding
d
: the flared end of a wind instrument
e
: the open mouth of a nozzle (such as of the exhaust of a jet engine)
The heating was so intense … that the gas went rushing out the tail of the engine at 30,000 feet per second, or twice the speed at which exhaust leaves the bell of a conventional engine. Jeffrey Kluger
4
a
: a percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes that when struck give out tones resembling bells
—usually used in plural
b
: glockenspiel
bell table

bell

2 of 4

verb (1)

belled; belling; bells

transitive verb

1
: to provide with a bell
2
: to flare the end of (something, such as a tube) into the shape of a bell

intransitive verb

: to take the form of a bell : flare

bell

3 of 4

verb (2)

belled; belling; bells

intransitive verb

: to make a resonant bellowing or baying sound
the wild buck bells from ferny brake Sir Walter Scott

bell

4 of 4

noun (2)

: bellow, roar
Phrases
get/have one's bell rung
US and Canada, sports, informal
: to be hit on the head : to suffer a concussion
He had his bell rung on a blitz, and a short time later he was taken to Divine Providence Hospital. Ralph Wiley
give (someone) a bell
British, informal
: to make a telephone call to
Maybe Cowell can give him a bell towards the end of his marathon broadcast—that would certainly wake him up. Mark Jefferies
bell the cat
: to do a daring or risky deed

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English belle, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English bellan to roar — more at bellow

Verb (2)

Middle English, going back to Old English bellan "to roar" — more at bellow

Noun (2)

noun derivative of bell entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1510, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bell was before the 12th century

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BNC: 2829 COCA: 2646
bell

noun¹

 1hollow metal object that rings鈴；鐘ADJECTIVE | VERB + BELL | BELL + VERB | BELL + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤church, temple教堂的鐘；寺廟的鐘▸➤wedding (often figurative) 婚禮的鐘聲◇Their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married).朋友們已經能夠聽到他們婚禮的鐘聲了。➤cow (usually cowbell) 牛頸鈴➤sleigh雪橇鈴鐺▸➤distant遠處的鐘聲➤brass, silver銅鈴；銀鈴VERB + BELL➤ring敲鐘▸➤hear聽到鐘聲BELL + VERB➤chime, clang, jangle, jingle, peal, ring, ring out, sound, tinkle, toll鐘聲敲響；鐘聲叮噹；鐘聲刺耳地鳴響；鐘聲噹噹作響；鐘聲響亮；鈴聲響起；鐘聲叮噹作響；鐘聲緩慢敲響◇The bells on the harness tinkled softly.軛具上的鈴鐺發出柔和的叮噹聲。◇The church bells tolled for the funeral.教堂響起緩慢低沉的喪鐘。BELL + NOUN➤tower鐘樓▸➤pull, rope拉鈴索➤ringer, ringing (usually bell-ringer, etc.) 敲鐘人；搖鈴PHRASES➤a chime of bells一陣鐘聲◇the faint chime of bells邈遠的鐘聲➤a peal of bells響亮的鐘聲◇She heard a peal of church bells.她聽到了教堂響亮的鐘聲。➤a sound of bells鐘聲◇The sound of bells echoed across the valley.鐘聲在山谷迴盪。
bell

noun²

 2other object that rings其他鳴響物ADJECTIVE | VERB + BELL | BELL + VERB | BELL + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤bicycle, door (usually doorbell) 自行車鈴；門鈴▸➤dinner, lunch, school就餐鈴；午餐鈴；學校鈴➤second-period, third-period, etc. (NAmE) 第二節課鈴、第三節課鈴等▸➤electric電鈴▸➤alarm, warning (both often figurative) 警鈴；警鐘◇Alarm bells were ringing inside Stuart's head.警鐘在斯圖爾特的腦子裏響起。➤closing, opening結束鈴；開始鈴➤final終場鈴➤dismissal (NAmE) 解散鈴➤late, tardy (= to indicate that classes are about to start) (both NAmE) 上課預備鈴➤loud, shrill響亮的／刺耳的鈴聲VERB + BELL➤press, ring, sound按鈴；敲鐘；鳴鐘▸➤answer應鈴◇She hurried to answer the doorbell.她急忙去應門鈴。BELL + VERB➤go, ring, sound鈴響；鐘鳴◇The school bell goes at three every afternoon.學校的鐘聲每天下午 3 點響起。➤signal sth鈴聲表示⋯➤interrupt sb/sth鈴聲打斷⋯BELL + NOUN➤pull, push (BrE) 拉鈴索（手柄）；電鈴按鈕PHRASES➤saved by the bell得以幸免◇Saved by the bell! I thought I'd have to sit here listening to you two argue forever.謝天謝地！我原以為我得坐在這裏聽你倆沒完沒了地吵下去。➤bells and whistles華麗的點綴◇The laptop has all the latest bells and whistles (= attractive extra features).所有最炫的功能這款筆記本電腦都有。

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