| 词组 | sound - noise |
| 释义 | sound - noise ◊ used as count nouns A sound is something that you can hear. If it is unpleasant or unexpected, you refer to it as a noise. You say that machinery makes a noise. People and animals can also make noises. A sudden noise made Brody jump. Dolphins produce a great variety of noises. ◊ used as uncount nouns Sound and noise can both be used as uncount nouns. Sound is the general term for what you hear as a result of vibrations travelling through the air, water, etc. ...the speed of sound. Note that when you use sound with this meaning, you do not talk about 'the sound'. You do not use expressions such as 'much' or 'a lot of' with sound. You do not say, for example, 'There was a lot of sound'. You say 'There was a lot of noise'. Is that the wind making all that noise? Try not to make so much noise. |
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