词汇 | twang |
释义 | twangWord family nountwangingtwangletwanglingtwangtwankadverbtwanginglytwanglinglyadjectivetwangy twang1 /twæŋ/ noun [countableC usually singular] 1 SPEAK A LANGUAGEa quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth 鼻音;口音 a nasal twang 鼻音 Her voice had a slight Australian twang. 她说话带点澳大利亚味儿。 2. SOUNDa quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go 拨弦声 Examples from the Corpus twang• Not a snap or a twang, but the hamstring had gone for the second time in successive matches.• The wire parted with a twang.• That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.• a high-pitched Midwestern twang• Cameron wanted to give him a computer, but Alexia prevailed and soon the house was full of twangs and scales again.• Mulcahey heard the twang of banjos, a chorus of voices.• Whether Southern drawl or Mid-West twang, it was all the same to me. twang2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] SOUNDif you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go (使)发出拨弦声;(使)发出嘣的一声 She twanged the guitar strings. 她拨弄吉他弦,发出嘣嘣声。 Examples from the Corpus twang• The slightest movement caused them to twang and reverberate through the silent apartment. (1500-1600) From the sound |
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