chime
US: /ˈtʃaɪm/
UK: /tʃˈaɪm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
chime /tʃaim/- danh từ
- chuông hoà âm, chuông chùm
- (số nhiều) tiếng chuông hoà âm, tiếng chuông chùm
- hoà âm, hợp âm
- (nghĩa bóng) sự hoà hợp, sự phù hợp, sự khớp
- ngoại động từ
- đánh (chuông), rung (chuông)
- gõ (giờ), đánh (giờ) (đồng hồ)
- to chime the hour: đánh giờ
- nói lặp đi lặp lại một cách máy móc
- nội động từ
- rung, kêu vang (chuông)
- (+ in) xen vào; phụ hoạ theo
- to chime in a conversation: xen vào câu chuyện
- (+ in, with) phù hợp, khớp với
- your plan chimes in with mine: kế hoạch của anh ăn khớp với kế hoạch của tôi
- cùng vần với
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb (of a bell or a clock) to ring; to show the time by making a ringing sound: [V] I heard the clock chime. + Eight o'clock had already chimed. + [VN] The clock chimed midday.
Phrasal Verbs: chime in (with sth) to join or interrupt a conversation: He kept chiming in with his own opinions. + [+ speech] 'And me!' she chimed in.
chime (in) with sth (written) (of plans, ideas, etc.) to agree with sth; to be similar to sth: His opinions chimed in with the mood of the nation.
+ noun
a ringing sound, especially one that is made by a bell: door chimes
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 bell, set of bells, carillon, ring, peal:
Our church has a full chime of eight bells.
2 ringing, peal, chiming, tolling, tintinnabulation, clanging, ding-dong, striking; tinkle, jingle, jangle:
We could hear the chimes of Big Ben from our hotel room.
v.
3 ring, peal, toll, sound, tintinnabulate, clang, strike:
The clock chimed on the hour.
4 mark, denote, indicate, announce:
The carillon chimed the hour at noon.
5 chime in.
(a) join in, blend, harmonize:
When singing this round, chime in at the third bar.
(b) interrupt, intercede, intrude, interfere, break in, Colloq chip in; Slang butt in:
I was about to speak when he chimed in with some silly remark.
Concise dictionary
chimes|chimed|chimingtʃaɪmnoun
+a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
verb
+emit a sound
