bell S2 W3 / bel / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a piece of electrical equipment that makes a ringing sound, used as a signal or to get someone’s attention

ring/press the bell

He rang the bell and waited for someone to answer the door.

She walked up the path and rang the door bell .

a bell rings/goes

The bell went and everyone rushed out of the classroom.

2

a hollow metal object like a cup with a piece of metal hanging inside it, that makes a ringing noise when it moves or you shake it :

church bells

3 give somebody a bell British English spoken to telephone someone :

I must give Vicky a bell later.

4 something that is shaped like a bell :

the bell of a flower

→ alarm bells ring at alarm 1 ( 5 ) , → as clear as a bell at clear 1 ( 10 ) , → diving bell , → ring a bell at ring 2 ( 4 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

a bell rings I could hear the church bells ringing in the distance.

ring a bell He was ringing a big brass bell.

a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) The bells rang out to celebrate the end of the war.

a bell sounds Somewhere across the valley a bell sounded.

a bell chimes (= it rings a certain number of times, in order to tell you the time of day ) The bells began to chime, calling people to church.

a bell tolls (= it slowly rings with a long low sound, when someone has died ) The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.

a bell tinkles (= a small bell rings with a gentle high sound ) We were sleeping under the stars, camel bells tinkling in a cool breeze.

NOUN + bell

a church bell She woke on Sunday morning to the sound of church bells.

wedding bells (= rung when people marry in a church ) Mark and Bridget seem very happy and we expect to hear wedding bells soon.

短语

a peal of bells (= the sound of bells being rung several times ) From the temple he could hear the peal of bells.