chime

chime

英 [tʃaɪm]
　　美 [tʃaɪm]

vi. 鳴響；和諧
　　vt. 打鐘報時；敲出和諧的聲音
　　n. 鐘聲；一套發諧音的鐘；和諧
　　n. (Chime)人名；(日)千綿(姓)

中文詞源：

chime 報鐘

來自拉丁詞cymbalum,詞源同cymbal.

例句：

1. At that moment a chime sounded from the front of the house.
就在那時，房前傳來一聲鈴。

2. He heard the front doorbell chime.
他聽到前門門鈴在響。

3. I heard the clock chime.
我聽見鐘響報時。

4. The chime of the clock woke him up.
鐘聲敲醒瞭他.

5. The president's remarks do not entirely chime with those coming from American and British politicians.
總統發表的講話和美英政治傢所說的不完全一致。