bell

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bell /ˈbɛl/ noun

plural bells

bell

/ˈbɛl/

noun

plural bells

Learner's definition of BELL

[count]

: 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
We heard the church bells ringing.我们听见了教堂的钟声。
The school bell clanged.学校的铃响了。
a dinner bell [=a bell that is rung to call people to dinner]用餐铃
The round ended when the bell sounded.终场铃声响起来，这一回合就结束了。
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

: 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。
Warning/alarm bells went off. = Warning/alarm bells started to sound/ring.警钟响了起来。

— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻。

(Warning/alarm) bells went off (in my head) as I read her letter. [=there was something in her letter that alarmed me]当我读她的来信时，脑海里响起了警钟。

: something (such as a flower) that is shaped like a bell钟状物

(as) clear as a bell

— see ¹clear

— see ³sound

British, informal

: to call someone on the telephone给…打电话

◊ 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）

The hockey/football player had his bell rung during the play.比赛中，那个冰球/橄榄球运动员的头部挨了重重的一击。

— see ³ring