名詞 chime:

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

動(dòng)詞 chime:

1. emit a sound

1. He kept chiming in with his own opinions.
   他不斷插話發(fā)表意見(jiàn)。
2. The church clock chimed (at) midnight.
   教堂午夜鐘響報(bào)時(shí)。
3. It's good that your plans chime (in) with ours.
   你們的計(jì)劃和我們的相吻合，真是好極了。
4. There was a happy chime of belief and practice in everything she said.
   她所說(shuō)的每一件事都體現(xiàn)了信仰和行動(dòng)的完美和諧。

chime

n.（名詞）
An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound.
敲鐘裝置：敲一只或一組鐘來(lái)發(fā)出音樂(lè)聲的一種裝置
Often chimes Music A set of bells tuned to scale and used as an orchestral instrument.
常作 chimes 【音樂(lè)】 排鐘：一組按音階校好音用作一種管弦樂(lè)器的鐘
A single bell, as in the mechanism of a clock.
鐘：?jiǎn)沃坏溺?，如時(shí)鐘的機(jī)械裝置中報(bào)時(shí)的鐘
The sound produced by or as if by a bell or bells.
鐘聲：一只鐘或許多鐘所發(fā)出的聲音或者是類似鐘聲的聲音
Agreement; accord:
一致；和諧：
例句：
a flawless chime of romance and reality.
浪漫與現(xiàn)實(shí)之間完美的一致

v.（動(dòng)詞）
chimed,chim.ing,chimes
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

To sound with a harmonious ring when struck.
被敲時(shí)發(fā)出和諧的鳴聲
To make a musical sound by striking a bell or set of bells.
制造樂(lè)音：敲擊一只鐘或一組鐘來(lái)產(chǎn)生音樂(lè)聲
To be in agreement or accord; harmonize:
一致或協(xié)調(diào)；和諧：
例句：
Their views chimed with ours. The seafood and wine chimed perfectly.
他們的觀點(diǎn)與我們的一致。海鮮和葡萄酒配起來(lái)非常協(xié)調(diào)

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To produce (music) by striking bells.
通過(guò)敲擊鐘奏出（音樂(lè)）
To strike (a bell) to produce music.
敲擊：敲擊（一只鐘）從而奏出音樂(lè)

To signal or make known by chiming:
鳴響鐘聲：通過(guò)敲鐘表示時(shí)間或報(bào)時(shí)：
例句：
The clock chimed noon.
時(shí)鐘鳴響報(bào)午時(shí)已至

To call, send, or welcome by chiming.
通過(guò)敲鐘召集、傳喚或表歡迎
To repeat insistently.
連續(xù)不斷地重復(fù)

<常用詞組>chime in
To interrupt the speech of others, especially with an unwanted opinion.
插話：尤指表達(dá)無(wú)用的看法而打斷別人的說(shuō)話
To join in harmoniously.
和諧地加入
To go together harmoniously; agree.
相處和諧；與…一致
來(lái)源：
From Middle English chimbe (belle)
源自 中古英語(yǔ) chimbe (belle)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
variant of cimble [cymbal]
cimble的變體 [鈸]
from Latin cymbalum * see cymbal
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) cymbalum *參見(jiàn) cymbal

【引伸】
chim.er
n.（名詞）

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chime
chime 2

n.（名詞）
The rim of a cask.
桶的邊緣

來(lái)源：
Middle English chimb
中古英語(yǔ) chimb
from Old English cim-, cimb- * see gembh-
源自 古英語(yǔ) cim-, cimb- *參見(jiàn) gembh-