ping

noun
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  1. a short high sound made when a hard object hits something that is made of metal or glass(硬物碰击金属或玻璃发出的响声)乒,砰
    • The bell went ping and the doors opened.铃响了,门开了。
    • The old cash register opened with a ping.旧的收银机突然响起。
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.

ping

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ping
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he / she / it pings
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past simple pinged
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past participle pinged
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-ing form pinging
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to make a short, high ringing sound; to make something produce this sound(使)乒乓作响,发乒乓声
    • The microwave pinged.微波炉发出砰的一声。
    • + adv./prep. He threw himself to the ground as bullets pinged off the metal behind him.他迅速卧倒,子弹在身后呼啸震响。
    • ping something You have to ping the bell on the desk to get someone to come and attend to you.要想叫人过来服务,你得按响桌上的铃。
  2. (North American English)
    (British English pink)
    [intransitive] (of a car engine汽车发动机) to make knocking sounds because the fuel is not burning correctly发爆声;敲缸
  3. [transitive] ping something to test whether an internet connection is working by sending a signal to a computer and waiting for a reply乒网(向计算机发送信号等待回复,以测试是否连通互联网)Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
  4. [transitive] ping something (to somebody) | ping somebody (informal) to send an email or a text message to somebody发送(电子邮件、手机短信)
    • I'll ping it to you later.我随后把它发送给你。🔊🔊
    • Ping me later in the week.本周晚些时候,我打平。
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
  5. Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.