tinkle

英 ['tɪŋk(ə)l] 美['tɪŋkl]
  • vt. 使发清脆的声响
  • vi. 发叮当声
  • n. 叮当声

词态变化


复数: tinkles;第三人称单数: tinkles;过去式: tinkled;过去分词: tinkled;现在分词: tinkling;

助记提示


1. 汉语拼音:ding(叮)=> ting => tink => tinkle.
2. 汉语拼音:ting(听)=> ting => tink => tinkle.

英文词源


tinkle (v.)
"to make a gentle ringing sound," late 14c., possibly a frequentative form of tinken "to ring, jingle," perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is recorded from 1960, from childish talk. Related: Tinkled; tinkling. As a noun from 1680s.

双语例句


1. the tinkle of glass breaking
玻璃破碎发出的当啷声

来自《权威词典》

2. The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.
酒杯丁零一声掉在地上.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I'll give you a tinkle tonight.
今晚我给你打电话.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. There was a crash and tinkle of breaking glass.
豁浪!玻璃窗打碎了!

来自子夜部分

5. Give me Bach and Beethoven, not these modern crashing - tinkle composers.
给我一些巴哈与贝多芬作品, 不要这些当代的喧嚣音乐作曲家的.

来自辞典例句