clank
/klangk/US // klæŋk //UK // (klæŋk) //
哐哐当当,哐当,哐当声,哐啷一声
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
v.无主动词 verb
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- : to make such a sound.
- : to move with such sounds: The old jalopy clanked up the hill.
v.有主动词 verb
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- : to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision: He clanked the shovel against the pail.
- : to place, put, set, etc., with a clank: to clank the cell door shut.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nounmetallic noise
verbclang, clatter
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Examples
Soon the only sounds were the clank of a shovel and thuds of dirt being moved.
"We are developing our abilities," Abu Sufyan says, as his bullets clank against his camouflage vest.
Nigel would have remonstrated with her, but she had departed, and in a moment he heard the house-door clank behind her.
The clank of a sword sounds above the measured foot fall on a polished floor.
The log lurched noisily across lumps and hollows, the chain made a harsh clank, and the wood echoed the thud of heavy hoofs.
Soon he heard men's voices, and the familiar clank of chains.
The merry-go-rounds glint and clank under the shadow of a church.
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