tinkle
英 ['t??k(?)l]
美 ['t??kl]
- vt. 使發清脆的聲響
- vi. 發叮當聲
- n. 叮當聲
助記提示
1. 漢語拼音：ding（叮）=> ting => tink => tinkle.
2. 漢語拼音：ting（聽）=> ting => tink => tinkle.
英文詞源
- tinkle (v.)
- "to make a gentle ringing sound," late 14c., possibly a frequentative form of tinken "to ring, jingle," perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is recorded from 1960, from childish talk. Related: Tinkled; tinkling. As a noun from 1680s.
雙語例句
- 1. the tinkle of glass breaking
- 玻璃破碎發出的當啷聲
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.
- 酒杯丁零一聲掉在地上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I'll give you a tinkle tonight.
- 今晚我給你打電話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There was a crash and tinkle of breaking glass.
- 豁浪!玻璃窗打碎了!
來自子夜部分
- 5. Give me Bach and Beethoven, not these modern crashing - tinkle composers.
- 給我一些巴哈與貝多芬作品, 不要這些當代的喧囂音樂作曲家的.
來自辭典例句