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lion(狮子)—— roar
monkey(驴)—— chatter, screech, gibber,
mosquito(蚊子)—— hum, buzz, drone
mouse(老鼠)—— squeak, peep
parrot(鹦鹉)——talk
pig(猪)——grunt
tiger(老虎)—— growl
wolf(狼)—— howl, growl
三、天生的音乐家——鸟鸣的声音
由于表示鸟的叫声的单词往往含有字母C,故,有人把C称为“鸟鸣字母”。
Crow(乌鸦)——caw
geese(鹅)——crackle
swans(天鹅)——chant
chicken(小鸡)——cheep
magpies(喜鹊)—— chatter
swallows(燕子)——chirp
hens(母鸡)——chuck
pigeons(鸽子)—— coo
ravens(渡鸦)——croak
cocks(公鸡)——crow
cuckoos(杜鹃,布谷鸟)——cuckoo
四、天籁之声(此处主要指非生命的声音)
Babble:潺潺声,叽叽喳喳。
Hear the babble of many voices.
cling-clang
click:轻微的尖声,咔嗒声。The click of a switch; He saluted with a click of his heels.
clank:低沉的金属声,叮当声; clang:金属敲击的声音,叮当声;
Creak: 嘎吱声(松动的门铰链及木地板)。A creaky floor-board
Crack: 爆裂声,劈啪声。 A crack of pistol shot.
Crash: 撞击声,破裂声,坠落声。 The crash of dishes being dropped.
Flop:扑通一声。 Fall flop into the water.
Gurgle:汩汩声,婴儿咯咯的笑声。The water gurgled as it ran down the plug-hole.
Hoot:猫头鹰的叫声,汽笛、喇叭的声响。 The driver hooted at the sheep in the road.
Hum:昆虫的营营声, 嗡嗡声;人犹豫时的嗯嗯声。The hum of the bees.
hush:让安静的声音
Jingle:硬币、钥匙等金属的叮当声;
jangle:刺耳的声音(多金属声)The fire-alarm kept jangling.
Murmur:低沉、持续而不清的声音,隔壁的人语声。The distant murmur of the sea .
The murmur of the voices from next room.
pit-a-pit:噼啪声。the pit-a-pit of the rain on the roof.
purl:潺潺的流水声。 a purling brook.(潺潺的溪流)
rattle:短促而尖利的声音,如瓶子的哐啷哐啷声,机关a88枪88a的咯咯声。
rat-a-rat, rat-tat, rat-tat -tat, rat-tat-too,,(敲门的)砰砰声。
rub-a-dub:(鼓的)咚咚声。
Rustle, rustling:轻而爽的声音。 The rustle of banknotes.
Roll:持续而平稳的震动声。The distant roll of thunder.
Rumble:低沉而持续的声音,咚咚(鼓)声,(饿肚子)咕咕声等。The rumble of drums.
sizzle:咝咝声(如煎炸声)
Snap:快门声,开、关的声音,突然咬住的声音,厉声(说话)。The lid shut with a snap.
Sough: 细小的声音,飒飒声,瑟瑟声。 The sough of the wind in the woods.
Splash:溅泼声。He fell into the lake with a splash .
splash, plump:沉重的物体突然坠地的声音。 He sat down in the chair with a plump.
Thud:撞击软物的沉闷的声响(撞击软物,砰然落下)。 The car hit the farmer with a sickening thud.
Thump:重击声。The sack of cement hit the ground with a thump .
toot:号角、喇叭等的嘟嘟声。The driver tooted his horn as he approached the bend.
Totter:snigger, fizz:嘶嘶声,噼啪声。The fizz of a firework.
Zoom:飞行器、汽车在快速移动时的嗡嗡声。The jet zoomed lower over our heads.
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