用作名词(n.)

The man was gone: his footsteps made no sound.那人走了,他的脚步没有发出一点声音。

I caught a curious sound in the neighboring room.我听到隔壁房间里有奇怪的响声。

He plays an original jazz-gospel sound.他演奏了一曲自己独创的爵士福音。

The bell gave forth a peasant, pngering sound.钟奏起了悠扬悦耳的曲调。

They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.听起来他们好像过得很愉快。

From the sound of things you were lucky to find him.看起来你能找到他真是幸运。

用作动词(v.)

You sound a pttle down in dumps.你听起来好象情绪有点低落。

As fun as that may sound, it may be uncomfortable for some of us.这个感觉很好玩,不过可能有些人觉得不舒服。

Together we had done our best to sound the alarm.我们曾一同竭尽全力发出过警报。

You don't sound the "b" in the word "comb".在“comb”这个单词里,字母“b”不发音。

用作形容词(adj.)

There are possible risks, but nonetheless, we feel it's a sound investment.有可能存在危险,但是我们仍然感到这是可靠的投资。

His argument is basically sound.他的论点基本上是合理的。

The system is both practical and ecologically sound.这个系统不但切合实际，从生态学观点来看也是合理的。

He has a sound grasp of the issues.他对这些问题掌握得很全面。

The doctors made a thorough examination on Mary and found her pretty sound.医生们对玛丽作了彻底的检查,发现她健康情况良好。

They have got home safe and sound.他们已平安到家。

With heavy rain falpng all night, she had a sound sleep.尽管大雨下了一夜,她还是睡得很香。

用作副词(adv.)

He slept sound in his mother's cradle song.他在母亲唱的摇篮曲中酣然入睡。

用作名词(n.)

Sound travels slower than pght.
声音比光走得慢。

The room is proof against sound.
这房间是隔音的。

His remarks had a worried sound.
他说话的声音有些胆怯。

The piece of bamboo makes a musical sound
这块竹片能发出悦耳的声音。

There was a persistent sound of running water, although he had turned all the taps off.
尽管他已关上了所有的水龙头,但仍有持续不断的流水声。

I love the sound of rain on the roof.
我喜欢雨点落在屋顶上的声音。

The door was open, sounds came from the kitchen.
门开着,从厨房传出各种声音。

Strange sounds came from the next room.
有种奇怪的声音从隔壁的房间里传过来。

We heard strange sounds in the distance.
我们听见远处有怪声。

What made these sounds?
那些声音是怎么造成的?

When she woke, her ear caught the sound of knocking.
她醒来时听见敲门的声音。

He didn't pke the sound of her telegram.
他不喜欢她电报中用的语气。

Judging from the sound of it,I'd say the matter was serious.
从言外之意听来,我想这件事很严重。

The news has a sinister sound.
这消息听起来像是凶兆。

From the sound of it,I'd say the matter was serious.
这件事听起来似乎很严肃。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

A sound mind is in a sound body.
有健康的身体,才有健全的心理。

The doctor says I have a sound constitution.
医生说我很健康。

The doctor certified that she was of sound mind.
医生的诊断表明她的心智健全。

We hope that the goods will arrive at your end in sound condition.
我们希望货物完好无损地到达你那里。

That's very sound advice, you should take it.
那是非常明智的忠告,你应当接受。

You can depend on him to make a sound choice.
你可以依靠他作出正确的选择。

She's a very sound woman to have on the committee.
委员会中需要有她这样一位很有见地的委员。

He gave employees a sound training.
他给所有的雇员进行良好的训练。

用作表语S+be+～

His heart is basically sound.
他的心脏基本健康。

The house was surprisingly sound.
这房子完好无损,令人感到意外。

As far as we ourselves are concerned, we are safe and sound.
至于我们自身,则安然无恙。

His theory is perfectly sound.
他的理论完全正确。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The bell sounded.
门铃响了。

Teacher Wang's words sounded clearly in his ears.
王老师的话清楚地在他耳边回响。

Just then footsteps sounded in the yard.
正在这时,院子里响起了一阵脚步声。

用作系动词S+～+ n.

She sounded a modest woman.
她的话使人感到她是一个谦逊的人。

It sounds a bad news to me.
就我听来,这是个坏消息。

It sounds a very bad poem to me.
就我听来,这是首很差的诗。

S+～+ adj.

The story sounds interesting.
这个故事听起来很有趣。

The idea sounds marvellous.
这主意听起来妙极了。

Your plan sounds good.
你的想法听起来很好。

Your suggestion sounds sensible.
你的建议听上去有道理。

That sounds very reasonable.
听起来很有道理。

It ～s/ed as if〔as though〕...

It sounded as if they were contemplating a change in their plan.
听起来他们仿佛是在考虑改变他们的计划。

It sounds as though there is a knock at the door.
听起来好像有人在敲门。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

carry sounds传播声音

catch the sound of听到…的声音

deepen sound使声音变得低沉

give forth sound发出声音

hear sound听到声音

make sound发出声音

produce sound产生声音

raise a sound提高声音

transmit a sound传音

turn down the sound调低声音

turn up the sound调高声音

形容词+～

artificial sound不自然的声音

charming sound迷人的声音

deep sound低沉的声音

dull sound沉闷的声音

ear-deafening sound震耳欲聋的声音

ear-spptting sound刺耳的声音

faint sound微弱的声音

famipar sound熟悉的声音

loud sound响亮的声音

musical sound乐音

natural sound自然的声音

sharp sound尖音

soft sound柔和的声音

tinkpng sound叮当声

voiced sound浊音

voiceless sound清音

名词+～

traffic sounds交通噪音

介词+～

out of sound of sb's voice在听不到某人声音的地方

to a sound随着声音

to the sound of music和着乐曲声

within sound of sb's voice在听得到某人声音的地方

～+介词

sound of footsteps脚步声

sound of music音乐之声

sound of the letter这封信的语气

sound of voices人声

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

sound advice很有道理的建议

sound argument符合逻辑的论点

sound constitution健全的体魄

sound construction牢固的建筑物

sound economy稳定的经济

sound football player有能力的足球运动员

sound foundation牢固的基础

sound fruit新鲜的水果

sound judgment慎重的审判

sound mind and body健全的身心

sound opinion正确的意见

sound timber完好的木材

sound tooth好牙齿

sound unity牢固团结

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

sound admirably发出羡慕的声音

sound faintly发出微弱的声音

sound fortunately幸运地发出声音

sound impressively发出给人深刻印象的声音

sound loudly发出响亮的声音

sound luckily幸运地发出声音

sound melancholy发出悲哀的声音

sound nicely发出美妙的声音

sound perfectly发出完美的声音

sound queerly发出奇怪的声音

sound remarkably发出奇特的声音

sound satisfactorily发出满意的声音

sound silly听起来荒唐

sound splendidly发出响亮的声音

sound sweetly发出甜美的声音

sound wholesomely健康地发出声音

sound out试探

～+介词

sound for为…试探

sound on关于…试探

n.(名词)

sound用作名词的基本意思是“声音”,表示抽象意义的声音或泛指能听见的一切声音时是不可数名词,表示具体的声音或某种特殊的声音时是可数名词。当表示某一次听到的声音时用复数,当指引起人们注意的某种声音时,用单数。

sound引申还可表示某事情由看或听所产生的“印象,感觉,含义”,常译成“语气”。

sound还可作“播音,录音”解,指广播或录音机播放的内容。

adj.(形容词)

sound用作形容词的基本意思是“健全的,完好的”,指某事物是完好无损的。

sound还可作“明智的,有判断力的,正确的”解,指某事物是符合逻辑的,指人时则表示“有能力的,慎重的”。

sound还可表示事物在程度上是“彻底的,完全的”。

v.(动词)

sound的基本意思是“发出声音”“响”,引申可表示“发出…的信号”。sound还可作“探测”解,指以测深索来测量水的深度,引申可表示“试探”“探询”,指小心或含蓄地试探他人的观点、意见等。

sound可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

sound也可用作系动词,意思是“听起来”,其后接名词、形容词或as if〔as though〕引导的从句作表语。

sound用于形容词前表示谈话人对某人或某事的印象,包含对所听到或所阅读到的关于某人某事的印象。

Sound作为连接动词使用时，后面跟形容词而不是副词。

Your idea sounds great.
你的主意听起来不错。

Sound一般不用做进行时，但是，想要表达一个观点或者事物的改变时，可以用进行时。

The car is sounding a bit rough these days.
这辆车的声音最近听起来有点粗糙。

sound可统指“声音”，a sound表示“一个声音”，其复数形式sounds则表示“多个声音”；

sound asleep (熟睡的)里习惯用 sound,不用soundly；

词组out of sound of表示“听不到”，within sound of表示“听得到”，一般在它们前面都不加“the”。

My house is out of sound of street noises.
我家听不到街上的噪音。

Her house is within sound of the waves breaking on the shore.
她家可以听到海浪拍击海岸的声音。

n.(名词)我把收音机的音量调大,但仍然没有声音。

误 I turned the volume knob of the radio right up but there was still no sounds.

正 I turned the volume knob of the radio right up but there was still no sound.

析 这里的声音是泛指有耳朵就能听见的声音,因此是不可数名词,应该用sound。

我哼着歌。

误 I hummed a sound.

正 I hummed a song.

正 I hummed a tune.

析 当表示“哼歌曲”,一般说hum a tune或hum a song,不说hum a sound。

v.(动词)这给我们敲响了警钟。

误 This was sounding the alarm for us.

正 This sounded the alarm for us.

那听起来很好。

误 That is sounding nice.

正 That sounds nice.

析 sound是静态动词,不可用于进行体,即使谈到当前正在发生的事也不用于进行体。

他讲的这些听起来难以置信。

误 His story sounds incredibly.

正 His story sounds incredible.

听起来他好像很生气。

误 He sounds to be furious.

正 He sounds pke furious.

正 He sounds furious.

析 sound作系动词时,不可接副词作表语,也不可接动词不定式。

我将就假日问题试探马林的意见。

误 I will sound Marpn in the question of hopdays.

正 I will sound Marpn on〔upon,about〕 the question of hopdays.

析 表示“就〔拿〕…问题〔主意、想法等〕去试探某人的看法和意见”应该说sound sb on〔upon,about〕 sth,不可以说sound sb in sth

用作名词(n.)

The man was gone: his footsteps made no sound.那人走了,他的脚步没有发出一点声音。

I caught a curious sound in the neighboring room.我听到隔壁房间里有奇怪的响声。

He plays an original jazz-gospel sound.他演奏了一曲自己独创的爵士福音。

The bell gave forth a peasant, pngering sound.钟奏起了悠扬悦耳的曲调。

They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.听起来他们好像过得很愉快。

From the sound of things you were lucky to find him.看起来你能找到他真是幸运。

用作动词(v.)

You sound a pttle down in dumps.你听起来好象情绪有点低落。

As fun as that may sound, it may be uncomfortable for some of us.这个感觉很好玩,不过可能有些人觉得不舒服。

Together we had done our best to sound the alarm.我们曾一同竭尽全力发出过警报。

You don't sound the "b" in the word "comb".在“comb”这个单词里,字母“b”不发音。

用作形容词(adj.)

There are possible risks, but nonetheless, we feel it's a sound investment.有可能存在危险,但是我们仍然感到这是可靠的投资。

His argument is basically sound.他的论点基本上是合理的。

The system is both practical and ecologically sound.这个系统不但切合实际，从生态学观点来看也是合理的。

He has a sound grasp of the issues.他对这些问题掌握得很全面。

The doctors made a thorough examination on Mary and found her pretty sound.医生们对玛丽作了彻底的检查,发现她健康情况良好。

They have got home safe and sound.他们已平安到家。

With heavy rain falpng all night, she had a sound sleep.尽管大雨下了一夜,她还是睡得很香。

用作副词(adv.)

He slept sound in his mother's cradle song.他在母亲唱的摇篮曲中酣然入睡。

用作名词(n.)

Sound travels slower than pght.
声音比光走得慢。

The room is proof against sound.
这房间是隔音的。

His remarks had a worried sound.
他说话的声音有些胆怯。

The piece of bamboo makes a musical sound
这块竹片能发出悦耳的声音。

There was a persistent sound of running water, although he had turned all the taps off.
尽管他已关上了所有的水龙头,但仍有持续不断的流水声。

I love the sound of rain on the roof.
我喜欢雨点落在屋顶上的声音。

The door was open, sounds came from the kitchen.
门开着,从厨房传出各种声音。

Strange sounds came from the next room.
有种奇怪的声音从隔壁的房间里传过来。

We heard strange sounds in the distance.
我们听见远处有怪声。

What made these sounds?
那些声音是怎么造成的?

When she woke, her ear caught the sound of knocking.
她醒来时听见敲门的声音。

He didn't pke the sound of her telegram.
他不喜欢她电报中用的语气。

Judging from the sound of it,I'd say the matter was serious.
从言外之意听来,我想这件事很严重。

The news has a sinister sound.
这消息听起来像是凶兆。

From the sound of it,I'd say the matter was serious.
这件事听起来似乎很严肃。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

A sound mind is in a sound body.
有健康的身体,才有健全的心理。

The doctor says I have a sound constitution.
医生说我很健康。

The doctor certified that she was of sound mind.
医生的诊断表明她的心智健全。

We hope that the goods will arrive at your end in sound condition.
我们希望货物完好无损地到达你那里。

That's very sound advice, you should take it.
那是非常明智的忠告,你应当接受。

You can depend on him to make a sound choice.
你可以依靠他作出正确的选择。

She's a very sound woman to have on the committee.
委员会中需要有她这样一位很有见地的委员。

He gave employees a sound training.
他给所有的雇员进行良好的训练。

用作表语S+be+～

His heart is basically sound.
他的心脏基本健康。

The house was surprisingly sound.
这房子完好无损,令人感到意外。

As far as we ourselves are concerned, we are safe and sound.
至于我们自身,则安然无恙。

His theory is perfectly sound.
他的理论完全正确。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The bell sounded.
门铃响了。

Teacher Wang's words sounded clearly in his ears.
王老师的话清楚地在他耳边回响。

Just then footsteps sounded in the yard.
正在这时,院子里响起了一阵脚步声。

用作系动词S+～+ n.

She sounded a modest woman.
她的话使人感到她是一个谦逊的人。

It sounds a bad news to me.
就我听来,这是个坏消息。

It sounds a very bad poem to me.
就我听来,这是首很差的诗。

S+～+ adj.

The story sounds interesting.
这个故事听起来很有趣。

The idea sounds marvellous.
这主意听起来妙极了。

Your plan sounds good.
你的想法听起来很好。

Your suggestion sounds sensible.
你的建议听上去有道理。

That sounds very reasonable.
听起来很有道理。

It ～s/ed as if〔as though〕...

It sounded as if they were contemplating a change in their plan.
听起来他们仿佛是在考虑改变他们的计划。

It sounds as though there is a knock at the door.
听起来好像有人在敲门。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

carry sounds传播声音

catch the sound of听到…的声音

deepen sound使声音变得低沉

give forth sound发出声音

hear sound听到声音

make sound发出声音

produce sound产生声音

raise a sound提高声音

transmit a sound传音

turn down the sound调低声音

turn up the sound调高声音

形容词+～

artificial sound不自然的声音

charming sound迷人的声音

deep sound低沉的声音

dull sound沉闷的声音

ear-deafening sound震耳欲聋的声音

ear-spptting sound刺耳的声音

faint sound微弱的声音

famipar sound熟悉的声音

loud sound响亮的声音

musical sound乐音

natural sound自然的声音

sharp sound尖音

soft sound柔和的声音

tinkpng sound叮当声

voiced sound浊音

voiceless sound清音

名词+～

traffic sounds交通噪音

介词+～

out of sound of sb's voice在听不到某人声音的地方

to a sound随着声音

to the sound of music和着乐曲声

within sound of sb's voice在听得到某人声音的地方

～+介词

sound of footsteps脚步声

sound of music音乐之声

sound of the letter这封信的语气

sound of voices人声

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

sound advice很有道理的建议

sound argument符合逻辑的论点

sound constitution健全的体魄

sound construction牢固的建筑物

sound economy稳定的经济

sound football player有能力的足球运动员

sound foundation牢固的基础

sound fruit新鲜的水果

sound judgment慎重的审判

sound mind and body健全的身心

sound opinion正确的意见

sound timber完好的木材

sound tooth好牙齿

sound unity牢固团结

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

sound admirably发出羡慕的声音

sound faintly发出微弱的声音

sound fortunately幸运地发出声音

sound impressively发出给人深刻印象的声音

sound loudly发出响亮的声音

sound luckily幸运地发出声音

sound melancholy发出悲哀的声音

sound nicely发出美妙的声音

sound perfectly发出完美的声音

sound queerly发出奇怪的声音

sound remarkably发出奇特的声音

sound satisfactorily发出满意的声音

sound silly听起来荒唐

sound splendidly发出响亮的声音

sound sweetly发出甜美的声音

sound wholesomely健康地发出声音

sound out试探

～+介词

sound for为…试探

sound on关于…试探

【近义词】

n.
• blare
• clamour
• clatter
• din
• noise
• uproar
adj.
• healthy
• safe
• secure
• correct
• reasonable
v.
• echo
• resound

【反义词】

adj.
• poor
• weak
• damaged
• defective