←

peal

noun
🔊/piːl/
🔊/piːl/
jump to other results
  1. peal (of something) a loud sound or series of sounds响亮的声音；轰轰的响声
    • She burst into peals of laughter.她忽然哈哈大笑起来。🔊🔊
    • A peal of thunder broke overhead.一阵雷声在头顶爆裂。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deafening
    • loud
    verb + peal
    • burst into
    • give
    • let out
    • …
    peal + verb
    • ring out
    preposition
    • with a peal
    • peal of
    phrases
    • a peal of bells, laughter, thunder, etc.
    See full entry
  2. the loud ringing sound of a bell洪亮的钟声
    • a peal of bells rang out洪亮的钟声响了起来
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deafening
    • loud
    verb + peal
    • burst into
    • give
    • let out
    • …
    peal + verb
    • ring out
    preposition
    • with a peal
    • peal of
    phrases
    • a peal of bells, laughter, thunder, etc.
    See full entry
  3. a set of bells that all have different notes; a musical pattern that can be rung on a set of bells编钟；编钟音乐
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of appeal.

peal

verb
🔊/piːl/
🔊/piːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they peal
🔊/piːl/
🔊/piːl/
he / she / it peals
🔊/piːlz/
🔊/piːlz/
past simple pealed
🔊/piːld/
🔊/piːld/
past participle pealed
🔊/piːld/
🔊/piːld/
-ing form pealing
🔊/ˈpiːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpiːlɪŋ/
jump to other results
  1. [intransitive] peal (out) (of bells钟或铃) to ring loudly大声作响
    • The bells of the city began to peal out.都市的钟声齐鸣。🔊🔊
  2. [intransitive] peal (with something) to suddenly laugh loudly轰然大笑
    • Ellen pealed with laughter.埃伦忽然大笑起来。🔊🔊
    • His laughter pealed across the room.他的笑声遍及整个房间。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of appeal.