echo
noun [ C ] uk/ˈek.əʊ/ us/ˈek.oʊ/ echoes
(SOUND)
C2 回声，回音，回响
a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff
The echoes of his scream sounded in the cave for several seconds. 他的尖叫声在洞中回荡了好几秒钟。
Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway. 厚地毯会减弱走廊中的回音。
- More examples
- You could hear the echo of footsteps in the stairwell of the building.
- He shouted into the mouth of the cave and waited for the echo.
- Bats have very poor eyesight but they use echoes to locate objects in the dark.
- There's nobody down the well - it's the echo of your own voice you are hearing.
- It was quite spooky when a second later the echo could be heard repeating down the valley.
(SIMILAR DETAIL)
十分相似的东西;如出一辙的事物;仿效
a detail that is similar to and makes you remember something else
There are echoes of Mozart in her first piano compositions. 她最早创作的钢琴曲有些地方模仿了莫扎特。
echo
verb uk/ˈek.əʊ/ us/ˈek.oʊ/
(SOUND)
C2 [ I ]回响;发出回声;响起回声
If a sound echoes or a place echoes with a sound, you hear the sound again because you are in a large, empty space.
The sound of footsteps echoed around the hall. 脚步声在大厅里回荡。
Suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gunfire. 突然，大楼里响起一阵枪炮声。
- More examples
- My voice echoed around the hall.
- A heavy artillery barrage echoed through the night.
- A loud bang echoed through the district.
- Sobbing and screaming echoed round the small space.
- Charities and aid agencies have all echoed this view.
(SIMILAR DETAILS)
C2 [ T ]重复，附和;使产生似曾相识的感觉
to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of, something else
The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral. 这座教堂的设计模仿了圣保罗大教堂。
I've heard the prime minister's view echoed throughout the party. 我听说党内普遍都附和首相的观点。
Idiom
echo down/through the agesidiom 影响后世；留传
to continue to have a particular effect for a long time
The ideas of Plato have echoed through the ages. 柏拉图的思想已经留传了千百年。