bell
bell 英 [bel] 美 [bɛl]
n. 铃，钟，铃声；
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- A bell is a hollow object, usually made of metal, that makes a deep ringing sound when it's hit or shaken. In the old days, the sound of a dinner bell meant that it was time to eat.
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- n. 铃，钟，铃声；
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1. a bicycle bell
自行车铃铛
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2. a bell-shaped flower
喇叭形花朵
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3. Ring the bell to see if they're in.
按按门铃，看他们在不在家。
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4. The bell's ringing!
打铃了！
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5. An alarm bell went off.
警玲响了。
- bell (n.) "hollow metallic instrument which rings when struck," Old English belle, which has cognates in Middle Dutch belle, Middle Low German belle but is not found elsewhere in Germanic (except as a borrowing); apparently from PIE root *bhel- (4) "to sound, roar" (compare Old English bellan "to roar," and see bellow).
- bell (v.) "attach a bell to," late 14c., from bell (n.). Related: Belled; belling. Allusions to the story of the mice that undertook to bell the cat (so they can hear him coming) date to late 14c.
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