chime

名词 chime:

1. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
   同义词：bell, gong

动词 chime:

1. emit a sound

1. He kept chiming in with his own opinions.
   他不断插话发表意见。
2. The church clock chimed (at) midnight.
   教堂午夜钟响报时。
3. It's good that your plans chime (in) with ours.
   你们的计划和我们的相吻合，真是好极了。
4. There was a happy chime of belief and practice in everything she said.
   她所说的每一件事都体现了信仰和行动的完美和谐。

chime

n.（名词）
An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound.
敲钟装置：敲一只或一组钟来发出音乐声的一种装置
Often chimes Music A set of bells tuned to scale and used as an orchestral instrument.
常作 chimes 【音乐】 排钟：一组按音阶校好音用作一种管弦乐器的钟
A single bell, as in the mechanism of a clock.
钟：单只的钟，如时钟的机械装置中报时的钟
The sound produced by or as if by a bell or bells.
钟声：一只钟或许多钟所发出的声音或者是类似钟声的声音
Agreement; accord:
一致；和谐：
例句：
a flawless chime of romance and reality.
浪漫与现实之间完美的一致

v.（动词）
chimed,chim.ing,chimes
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To sound with a harmonious ring when struck.
被敲时发出和谐的鸣声
To make a musical sound by striking a bell or set of bells.
制造乐音：敲击一只钟或一组钟来产生音乐声
To be in agreement or accord; harmonize:
一致或协调；和谐：
例句：
Their views chimed with ours. The seafood and wine chimed perfectly.
他们的观点与我们的一致。海鲜和葡萄酒配起来非常协调

v.tr.（及物动词）
To produce (music) by striking bells.
通过敲击钟奏出（音乐）
To strike (a bell) to produce music.
敲击：敲击（一只钟）从而奏出音乐

To signal or make known by chiming:
鸣响钟声：通过敲钟表示时间或报时：
例句：
The clock chimed noon.
时钟鸣响报午时已至

To call, send, or welcome by chiming.
通过敲钟召集、传唤或表欢迎
To repeat insistently.
连续不断地重复

<常用词组>chime in
To interrupt the speech of others, especially with an unwanted opinion.
插话：尤指表达无用的看法而打断别人的说话
To join in harmoniously.
和谐地加入
To go together harmoniously; agree.
相处和谐；与…一致
来源：
From Middle English chimbe (belle)
源自 中古英语 chimbe (belle)
from Old French
源自 古法语
variant of cimble [cymbal]
cimble的变体 [钹]
from Latin cymbalum * see cymbal
源自 拉丁语 cymbalum *参见 cymbal

【引伸】
chim.er
n.（名词）

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chime
chime 2

n.（名词）
The rim of a cask.
桶的边缘

来源：
Middle English chimb
中古英语 chimb
from Old English cim-, cimb- * see gembh-
源自 古英语 cim-, cimb- *参见 gembh-