"clanking" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 叮当声

Definition

由重金属物体互相撞击时发出的响亮、尖锐的重复声音。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Clanking” 通常指重金属的响亮、重复声音，比如链条、机器、盔甲。不要与更轻柔金属声音的“clinking”混淆。多用于描述持续的金属碰撞声。

Examples

We heard the clanking of chains in the basement.

我们在地下室听到了链条的**叮当声**。

The old factory was full of loud clanking sounds.

这家老工厂充满了响亮的**叮当声**。

The knight’s armor made a clanking noise as he walked.

骑士的盔甲走路时发出**叮当声**。

All night, I kept waking up to the clanking of pipes in the wall.

整晚我都被墙里的水管**叮当声**吵醒。

There was a constant clanking under the car after we drove over that bump.

车子过减速带后下面一直有**叮当声**。

"What’s that clanking?" she whispered, looking nervously at the door.

“那是什么**叮当声**？”她紧张地看着门小声说。