twang


n. 鼻音;弦声;砰然一声

vi. 发拨弦声;带鼻音讲话;砰然一声响

vt. 用鼻音讲;使发拨弦声

英文词源

twang (n.)
1550s, of imitative origin. Originally the sound of plucked bows and strings; extension to "a nasal vocal sound" is first recorded 1660s. The verb is first attested 1540s. Related: Twanged; twanging.

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1. The fiddle began to twang.
小提琴声渐起。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Something gave a loud discordant twang.
什么东西突然发出了响亮刺耳的“嘣”的一声。
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3. The words came out with an Irish twang to them.
话里带有爱尔兰音.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She had a slight Australian twang.
她说话稍微有点澳大利亚口音.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He fitted a pebble into the catapult and pulled back the elastic. Twang!
他把石子放进弹弓里,然后往回拉动橡皮筋。“嘣”!
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