plural bells
plural bells
Learner's definition of BELL
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: a hollow usually cup-shaped metal object that makes a ringing sound when it is hit铃;钟 -
ring/sound/toll a bell响铃;鸣钟
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We heard the church bells ringing.我们听见了教堂的钟声。
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The school bell clanged.学校的铃响了。
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a dinner bell [=a bell that is rung to call people to dinner]用餐铃
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The round ended when the bell sounded.终场铃声响起来,这一回合就结束了。
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the Liberty Bell [=a large bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is a traditional symbol of U.S. freedom]自由钟(位于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城的一口大钟,是美国自由的传统象征)
— see also bells and whistles 2
: an electronic device that makes a ringing sound电铃 -
We rang the bell [=doorbell] twice, but no one came to answer the door.我们按了两次门铃,但都没有人回应。
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Warning/alarm bells went off. = Warning/alarm bells started to sound/ring.警钟响了起来。
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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)