n.
- 聲響;喧鬧聲[C][U]
What's up? There's such a loud
noise in the corridor.
出什麼事啦?走廊裡喧鬧聲那麼大。
- 噪音,干擾[U]
- 議論[C][U]
vt.
- 紛紛傳說;謠傳[H][(+about/abroad/around)]
It was
noised about that the foreign minister intended to resign.
外界傳說外交部長打算辭職。
片語
make a noise about sth.
- 抱怨某事
He
made a noise to the manager
about the bad service at the hotel.
他因旅館的服務差向經理提出不滿。
make a noise in the world
- 名噪一時
He was eager to
make a noise in the world.
他很想出名。
辨析
n.
- a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or disturbing.
▸continuous or repeated loud, confused sounds.
-
(noises)
conventional remarks expressing some emotion or purpose:
the government made tough noises about defending sterling.
- technical irregular fluctuations accompanying and tending to obscure an electrical signal or other significant phenomenon.
v.
archaic -
(usu. be noised about)
talk about or make known publicly.
- make much noise.
Phrase
- make a noise
speak or act in a way designed to attract attention. - noises off
sounds made offstage to be heard by the audience of a play.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. nausea (see nausea).