a technical:unwanted electronic signals that harm the quality of something (such as a radio or television broadcast or a digital photograph)电子干扰信号
b :information that is not useful or important and that makes it more difficult to find the information that you want or need无用干扰信息
The initial data included a lot of noise that had to be weeded out.初始数据包含有很多必须剔除的无用干扰信息。
make noise
1
:to talk about something — often used to suggest that the things being said are not sincere or effective谈论(常用于暗指谈论言不由衷的事情)
Congress has been making (a lot of) noise about lowering taxes, but no one expects it to happen.国会一直在(热烈)谈论降低税收,但谁也不希望推行。
2
:to complain about something抱怨
People have been making (a lot of) noise about the price increases.人们一直对价格上涨怨声载道。
make noises
1
:to talk about something in usually an indirect way用言语暗示 — usually + about
She started making noisesabout running for office. [=she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office]她开始暗示自己要去竞选公职。
Her parents are making noises about wanting a grandchild.她父母在谈话中暗示想要个外孙(女)。
The government has been making some encouraging noises about the possibility of a tax cut.政府频频发表鼓舞人心的言论,表示有可能减少税收。
2
:to make statements of a specified kind做出(某种)声明
The company has been making soothing/reassuring noises to calm the fears of investors.这家公司频频发表抚慰人心/鼓舞人心的言论,以消除投资者的恐惧。
— often used to suggest that the things being said are not sincere or effective常用于暗指谈论言不由衷的事情
Politicians are making (all) the right noises about improving the schools, but they don't want to spend any money to do it.政客们声称要改善教学条件,但他们根本不想为此投入任何资金。
especially: one that lacks an agreeable quality or is noticeably unpleasant or loud
traffic noise
… the City of Los Angeles proper has outlawed the use of blowers, citing the noise and dust they kick up as environmental hazards. Marc Cooper
… this research doesn't specifically address noise-induced hearing loss, which is either caused by a single exposure to extremely loud sounds such as an explosion or by repeated exposure to loud or very loud sounds, such as blaring music. Washington Post
: any sound that is undesired or interferes with one's hearing of something
I couldn't hear him over all the noise.
c
: loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry
the noise of the demonstrators
d
: the characteristic natural or routine sound or sounds of something (such as an animal or an environment)
the noise of the herons
the noise of the bubbling brook
She missed the noise of her hometown.
2
a
: an unwanted signal or a disturbance (such as static or a variation of voltage) in an electronic device or instrument (such as a radio or television)
broadly: a disturbance interfering with the operation of a usually mechanical device or system
b
: electromagnetic radiation (such as light or radio waves) that is composed of several frequencies (see frequencysense 3b) and that involves random changes in frequency or amplitude (see amplitudesense 1b)
c
: irrelevant or meaningless data or output occurring along with desired information
The initial data includes a lot of noise that needs to be weeded out.
Too many variables (what statisticians call "noise")—occupation, personal habits, diet, the presence of environmental insults other than the chemical in question, and so forth—exist in any given geographic area to allow clear linkages of diseases to specific contaminants. Peter Rogers
The noise goes, this: there is among the Greeks / A lord of Troyan blood, nephew to Hector; / They call him Ajax. William Shakespeare
I know the noise is that many players in his position … would be putting up the insane numbers he has over the last couple of years. I don't agree with that. It takes a special talent to do what he's doing. Carlan Gay and Scott Rafferty
But now folks are making noise about an unbeaten season and a national title run. Brad Davis
b
: indirect, casual, or unofficial comments
Owner Ken Behring is making noise about moving the team, perhaps to a proposed new stadium in Los Angeles … Johnette Howard
—usually plural
She started making noises about running for office. [=she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office]
c
noises plural: statements of a specified kind
The company has been making soothing/reassuring noises to calm the fears of investors.
In other words, the brand is definitely making all the right noises[=saying things that sound very appealing] for the developer community. But time will tell whether it follows up with solid action in this regard. Hadlee Simons
People have been making (a lot of) noise about the price increases.
4
: something that attracts attention
the play … will make little noise in the world Brendan Gill
Serious historical research, still far more prevalent in Japan than in China, for obvious reasons, is gradually being drowned out by the noise of political rhetoric. Ian Buruma
5
: something spoken or uttered
My dad made a loud noise when he hit his finger with the hammer.
6
: a style of rock music that is loud, often discordant, and usually uses electronic effects (such as feedback and distortion)
Noun I couldn't hear him over all the noise. That's not music. To me it's a bunch of noise. The furnace makes a lot of noise when it comes on. We closed the windows to block out the traffic noise. The landlord has been getting complaints from the tenants about noise. There were noises coming from the basement. The sink was making a gurgling noise. Do you hear that rattling noise? The machine hardly makes any noise. The initial data included a lot of noise that had to be weeded out. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Potential lifesavers include earbuds, noise-canceling headphones or comfortable earplugs, and a pair of oversized sunglasses. Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2022 Up to 6-month Apple Music membership for free ($50) at Best Buy (new or returning users only) Enlarge / Apple's AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones. Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Evans and Groat take the back seat, hunched over their computers with noise-canceling headphones. Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Stormi nodded before the video cut to her dancing and jumping along with Scott's songs while wearing a leather jacket and red noise-canceling earphones. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 The new earbuds feature active hybrid noise-canceling technology. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Neighbors in the area started making noise to scare the javelinas away, which eventually worked. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 As for all the endless tabloid gossip and noise out there, the internet feeds itself. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 5 Sep. 2022 It’s a proudly loud metal concert in the Rammstein tradition, generating noise complaints from as far as 11 miles away. Tristram Lozaw, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022
Verb
Listen to all feedback and be able to parse out what’s good vs. bad or simply noise Investors will constantly tell you what to do. Tiffany Kelly, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Testing protocols are strict (though the process and payoff are fun!) and assess every element of the machine, from ease of setup and use, to noise level during operation, to ease of cleaning and even the company’s customer service. Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022 The shape of the airfoil is the key to noise generation here. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2022 Ford says in documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that heat and noise insulators below the body can loosen, and touch the drive shaft.CBS News, 24 Feb. 2022 It was acclaimed for its experimental influences, ranging from Afro-funk to noise rock, and its social commentary on police brutality, violence against LGBTQAI people, and the lives of the oppressed in Brazil. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2022 Ching's letter notes that noise complaints by Mirabella residents have been investigated by the Tempe Police Department and code enforcement officers, resulting in no violations being issued against the indoor/outdoor venue on East University Drive. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022 In preparation for their debut, the twins and their mother were placed in a shared living space, where they were exposed to sounds from a radio to get used to noise and voices from visitors.Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022 The researchers also found that narwhals are extremely sensitive to noise from relatively far away. Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 7 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French, disturbance, noise, from Latin nausea nausea
ADJECTIVE | VERB + NOISE | NOISE + VERB | NOISE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deafening, loud震耳欲聾的喧鬧聲;很大的噪音➤awful, horrible, terrible可怕的喧鬧聲;駭人的噪聲;嚇人的噪聲▸➤faint, low, slight, small微弱的/低低的/輕微的/很小的響聲◇The slightest noise will wake him.一丁點兒動靜也會吵醒他。➤sudden突如其來的喧鬧聲▸➤funny, strange奇異的噪聲;奇怪的喧鬧聲▸➤background背景噪聲◇There was constant background noise from the road.公路上不斷傳來背景噪聲。➤constant, incessant持續不斷的噪音;不停歇的喧鬧聲▸➤banging, buzzing, clicking, hissing, etc.砰砰的撞擊聲、嗡嗡聲、咔嗒咔嗒聲、噝噝聲等➤muffled阻塞噪聲▸➤aircraft, engine, traffic飛機的/引擎的/車輛的噪聲➤ambient, white環境噪聲;白噪聲▸➤rude (especially BrE) 粗野的話◇One of the children made a rude noise.有一個小孩說了句粗話。VERB + NOISE➤create, emit, generate, let out, make, produce產生噪音;發出噪聲◇the noise created by aircraft飛機產生的噪聲◇She was making a lot of noise.她在製造大量噪聲。➤hear, listen to聽到噪聲;聽聲響◇We could hear funny little sucking noises.我們可以聽到奇怪的輕輕吮吸的聲音。➤block out, drown out, reduce隔斷/壓過/減少噪聲◇Wood is used to deaden the noise.木頭可以用來消音。➤complain about抱怨噪聲NOISE + VERB➤come from sth噪聲來自⋯◇There were strange noises coming from the kitchen.廚房裏傳來奇怪的噪聲。➤become louder, get louder, grow louder, increase噪聲變大;噪聲變強▸➤die away, die down, fade, fade away噪聲逐漸消失◇The deafening noise of the machine died away to a rumble.震耳欲聾的機器聲逐漸變成了低沉的隆隆聲。NOISE + NOUN➤level噪聲級別▸➤pollution噪聲污染➤reduction噪聲的減少PREPOSITION➤above the noise, over the noise超出噪聲◇We had to shout over the noise of the traffic.在喧鬧的交通噪聲中我們不得不大聲喊叫。➤noise from來自⋯的噪聲◇the noise from the engine room機房傳出的噪聲