A.noun
①Uncountable(audible vibrations)聲響
the speed of sound
音速
②UncountableAudio equipment (quality)音質 (volume)音量
to turn up/down the sound
調高/調低音量
poor/good sound
差/好音質
a sound mixer
混音師
sound quality
音質
③Countable and uncountable(noise)聲音
a high/low sound
高音/低音
a vowel sound
元音
the sound of [something]
某物發出的聲音
the sound of the wind/voices/steps
風聲/說話聲/腳步聲
without a sound
悄無聲息地
to emit or produce or utter a sound
出聲
(not) to make a sound
（不）出聲
I left, trying not to make a sound
我輕手輕腳地離開了
a soft or faint sound
微弱的聲音
a grating or rasping sound
刮擦聲
④Uncountableespecially Music (controlled vibrations)（樂）音
musical sound
樂音
to the sound of a drum/trumpet
伴著鼓聲/號聲
⑤Uncountable and countableMusic (distinctive style)音樂風格 (distinctive quality)樂曲特色
the sounds of the sixties
60年代的流行樂
the Motown sound
摩城之音
the sound of rap
說唱樂風格
⑥Countablefigurative (idea, impression)印象
the latest news has a sinister sound (to it)
最新的消息給人不祥之感
reorganization? I don't like the sound of that
重組？這消息不大好哇
by the sound of it, ...
聽起來…
from the sound of things
看樣子
⑦Uncountable(hearing distance)聽力範圍
within/out of or beyond (the) sound of [something]
在聽得到/聽不到某聲音的地方
⑧CountableGeography 海峽
Plymouth Sound
普利茅斯海峽
B.transitive verb
①(cause to emit noise)吹響 ?trumpet?; 敲響 ?bell, alarm?
the driver sounded his horn
司機按響了喇叭
②(ring out)發出…的信號
a bell began to sound midnight
午夜的鐘聲敲響了
to sound reveille/the retreat/lights out/the chargeMilitary
吹起床/撤退/熄燈/沖鋒號
to sound a warning
發出警告聲
③(express)表示
to sound a note of caution
提出告誡
her words sounded a sombre note
她的話裏帶著憂郁
to sound a warning
發出警告
the news sounded the death knell for our chances of winning
這消息意味著我們已獲勝無望
④(pronounce)發 ?vowel?
you don't sound the ‘h’in ‘hour’
hour壹詞中的h不發音
he doesn't sound his aitches
他說話時h都不發音
⑤(test by sound)(in health examinations)對…聽診 ?chest?(in mechanics)敲擊檢查 ?object, wheel?
⑥Nautical (measure depth of)測…的深度 ?water?
C.intransitive verb
①(emit sound)?bell, alarm, trumpet? 響起
a note of terror sounded in her voice
她的聲音中帶著恐懼
②(give impression)聽起來
the cat sounded hurt
那只貓聽上去像是受了傷
his voice sounds hoarse/wonderful
他的聲音聽起來很啞/很棒
he sounds ill
他聽上去病了
she likes to sound grown-up
她喜歡用大人的口氣說話
his words sounded threatening
他的話裏透著威脅
the situation doesn't sound too promising or good
情況聽上去不妙
she sounds Japanese to me
我覺得她的口音聽起來像日本人
we'll leave at ten — how does that sound to you?
我們10點出發──妳覺得怎麽樣？
to spell a word as it sounds
根據發音拼寫壹個單詞
to sound like [somebody]/[something]
聽起來像是某人/某事物
that sounds like fun
那聽起來很有趣
that sounds like a good idea
那聽起來是個好主意
it sounds as if or as though or like ...
聽起來好像…
she sounds just the person we need
聽起來她正是我們需要的人
PHRASAL VERBS
sound off
intransitive verb
colloquial pejorative
to sound off about [something]
高談闊論某事物
he's sounding off about how good he is at bridge
他在吹噓自己打橋牌有多厲害
to sound off at [somebody]/against [something]
對某人誇誇其談/大肆抨擊某事物
sound out
transitive verb
① [sound somebody out, sound out somebody](question) 試探
to sound [somebody] out about or on [something]
試探某人對某事物的看法
we'll sound out parliament first
我們首先要探聽壹下議會的意見
② [sound something out, sound out something](ascertain) 打探 ?opinion?
sound 2
A.adjective
①(in good condition)健康的 ?limb, heart, teeth?; 完好的 ?structure, foundations?
sound in or of mind and body
身心健康的
to be of sound mind
心智健全
safe and sound
安然無恙的
sound in wind and limbdated humorous
身體硬朗的
②(well-founded)合理的 (solid)堅實的
a sound education
良好的教育
to give [somebody] sound advice
對某人提出忠告
everything he says makes sound (economic) sense
他說的壹切（從經濟收益角度看）完全合情合理
their policies are environmentally sound
他們的政策對環境沒有不利影響
③Finance, Economics (secure)穩固的 ?currency, financial position, organization, bank?; 穩妥的 ?investment, deal?
④(competent)實實在在的
this is a sound piece of writing
這篇文章寫得不錯
he's a very sound golfer
他的高爾夫球打得相當不錯
to be sound on [something]
book?在某方面相當翔實 person? 在某方面很在行⑤(acceptable, reliable)可靠的 ?person?
to be politically sound
政治上可靠
⑥(thorough)徹底的 ?investigation, understanding?
he gave his opponent a sound thrashing
他痛擊了對手
what he needs is a sound telling-off
他需要狠狠訓壹頓
a sound grasp of [something]
對某事物的全面把握
⑦(deep, undisturbed)酣暢的
she's a very sound sleeper
她睡眠很沈
a sound night's sleep
壹夜的酣睡
⑧Law (valid)合法的 ?claim, case?
B.adverb
酣暢地
to be/fall sound asleep
酣睡/進入酣睡
sleep sound!
睡個好覺！
以上內容摘自牛津英漢漢英詞典, 僅供參考, Sound壹般就作"聲音, 發出聲音, 酣暢地"三種意思