"tolled" in Chinese (Simplified)

• （钟声）敲响

Definition

使钟缓慢且有规律地敲响，常用于报时、宣布重要事项或表示有人去世。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于文学或正式语境，指大型钟（如教堂钟）的敲响。常见表达有“the bell tolled”。不用来指普通的铃声。可以象征庄重的通知或哀悼。

Examples

The church bell tolled at noon.

教堂的钟在中午**敲响了**。

A bell tolled to mark the end of the ceremony.

一个钟**敲响**来标志仪式结束。

The bell tolled when someone passed away.

有人去世时钟便会**敲响**。

The old clock tolled twelve times at midnight.

老钟在午夜**敲响**了十二下。

As the bell tolled, everyone grew silent in respect.

随着钟声**敲响**，所有人都安静下来以示敬意。

It was so quiet that when the distant bell tolled, you could hear it for miles.

安静得当远处钟声**敲响**时，几公里外都能听见。