bell 音标拼音: [b'ɛl]
n . 铃,电铃;钟,钟声,铃声
v . 系铃于,给…装铃
铃,电铃;钟,钟声,铃声系铃於,给…装铃
bell 贝尔
bell 铃; 响铃
BEL bell 铃
bell n 1 :
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck 2 :
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed [
synonym : {
doorbell }, {
bell },
{
buzzer }]
3 :
the sound of a bell being struck ; "
saved by the bell "; "
she heard the distant toll of church bells " [
synonym : {
bell }, {
toll }]
4 : (
nautical )
each of the eight half -
hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship '
s bell ;
eight bells signals 4 :
00 ,
8 :
00 ,
or 12 :
00 o '
clock ,
either a .
m .
or p .
m . [
synonym :
{
bell }, {
ship '
s bell }]
5 :
the shape of a bell [
synonym : {
bell }, {
bell shape }, {
campana }]
6 :
a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (
1819 -
1905 )
[
synonym : {
Bell }, {
Melville Bell }, {
Alexander Melville Bell }]
7 :
English painter ;
sister of Virginia Woolf ;
prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (
1879 -
1961 ) [
synonym : {
Bell }, {
Vanessa Bell }, {
Vanessa Stephen }]
8 :
United States inventor (
born in Scotland )
of the telephone (
1847 -
1922 ) [
synonym : {
Bell }, {
Alexander Bell }, {
Alexander Graham Bell }]
9 :
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer ;
used as an orchestral instrument [
synonym : {
chime }, {
bell }, {
gong }]
10 :
the flared opening of a tubular device v 1 :
attach a bell to ; "
bell cows "
Bell \
Bell \,
n . [
AS .
belle ,
fr .
bellan to bellow .
See {
Bellow }.]
1 .
A hollow metallic vessel ,
usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth ,
containing a clapper or tongue ,
and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck .
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Note :
Bells have been made of various metals ,
but the best have always been ,
as now ,
of an alloy of copper and tin .
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{
The Liberty Bell },
the famous bell of the Philadelphia State House ,
which rang when the Continental Congress declared the Independence of the United States ,
in 1776 .
It had been cast in 1753 ,
and upon it were the words "
Proclaim liberty throughout all the land ,
to all the inhabitants thereof ."
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2 .
A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved .
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3 .
Anything in the form of a bell ,
as the cup or corol of a flower . "
In a cowslip '
s bell I lie ." --
Shak .
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4 . (
Arch .)
That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding ;
also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape ,
assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital .
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5 .
pl . (
Naut .)
The strikes of the bell which mark the time ;
or the time so designated .
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Note :
On shipboard ,
time is marked by a bell ,
which is struck eight times at 4 ,
8 ,
and 12 o '
clock .
Half an hour after it has struck "
eight bells "
it is struck once ,
and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes is increased by one ,
till at the end of the four hours ,
which constitute a watch ,
it is struck eight times .
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{
To bear away the bell },
to win the prize at a race where the prize was a bell ;
hence ,
to be superior in something .
--
Fuller .
{
To bear the bell },
to be the first or leader ; --
in allusion to the bellwether or a flock ,
or the leading animal of a team or drove ,
when wearing a bell .
{
To curse by bell }, {
book }, {
and candle },
a solemn form of excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church ,
the bell being tolled ,
the book of offices for the purpose being used ,
and three candles being extinguished with certain ceremonies . --
Nares .
{
To lose the bell },
to be worsted in a contest . "
In single fight he lost the bell ." --
Fairfax .
{
To shake the bells },
to move ,
give notice ,
or alarm . --
Shak .
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Note :
Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations ;
as ,
bell clapper ;
bell foundry ;
bell hanger ;
bell -
mouthed ;
bell tower ,
etc .,
which ,
for the most part ,
are self -
explaining .
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{
Bell arch } (
Arch .),
an arch of unusual form ,
following the curve of an ogee .
{
Bell cage },
or {
Bell carriage } (
Arch .),
a timber frame constructed to carry one or more large bells .
{
Bell cot } (
Arch .),
a small or subsidiary construction ,
frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure ,
and used to contain and support one or more bells .
{
Bell deck } (
Arch .),
the floor of a belfry made to serve as a roof to the rooms below .
{
Bell founder },
one whose occupation it is to found or cast bells .
{
Bell foundry },
or {
Bell foundery },
a place where bells are founded or cast .
{
Bell gable } (
Arch .),
a small gable -
shaped construction ,
pierced with one or more openings ,
and used to contain bells .
{
Bell glass }.
See {
Bell jar }.
{
Bell hanger },
a man who hangs or puts up bells .
{
Bell pull },
a cord ,
handle ,
or knob ,
connecting with a bell or bell wire ,
and which will ring the bell when pulled .
--
Aytoun .
{
Bell punch },
a kind of conductor '
s punch which rings a bell when used .
{
Bell ringer },
one who rings a bell or bells ,
esp .
one whose business it is to ring a church bell or chime ,
or a set of musical bells for public entertainment .
{
Bell roof } (
Arch .),
a roof shaped according to the general lines of a bell .
{
Bell rope },
a rope by which a church or other bell is rung .
{
Bell tent },
a circular conical -
topped tent .
{
Bell trap },
a kind of bell shaped stench trap .
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Bell \
Bell \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Belled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Belling }.]
To put a bell upon ;
as ,
to bell the cat .
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2 .
To make bell -
mouthed ;
as ,
to bell a tube .
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Bell \
Bell \,
v .
i .
To develop bells or corollas ;
to take the form of a bell ;
to blossom ;
as ,
hops bell .
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Bell \
Bell \,
v .
t . [
AS .
bellan .
See {
Bellow }.]
To utter by bellowing . [
Obs .]
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Bell \
Bell \,
v .
i .
To call or bellow ,
as the deer in rutting time ;
to make a bellowing sound ;
to roar .
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As loud as belleth wind in hell . --
Chaucer .
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The wild buck bells from ferny brake . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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176 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bell ":
Roman candle ,
aerophone ,
aid to navigation ,
alarm ,
amber light ,
arrest ,
balefire ,
battery ,
beacon ,
beacon fire ,
bell buoy ,
bells ,
blinker ,
blue peter ,
bones ,
bong ,
buoy ,
castanets ,
caution light ,
celesta ,
check ,
checkmate ,
chime ,
chimes ,
church bell ,
clapper ,
clappers ,
cowbell ,
crash cymbal ,
cutoff ,
cymbals ,
dead stop ,
deadlock ,
dinner bell ,
dinner gong ,
doorbell ,
double reed ,
embouchure ,
end ,
endgame ,
ending ,
final whistle ,
finger cymbals ,
fire bell ,
flare ,
fog bell ,
fog signal ,
fog whistle ,
foghorn ,
full stop ,
gamelan ,
glance ,
glockenspiel ,
go light ,
gong ,
gong bell ,
gong buoy ,
green light ,
grinding halt ,
gun ,
halt ,
hand bell ,
handbells ,
heliograph ,
high sign ,
horn ,
hour ,
idiophone ,
international alphabet flag ,
international numeral pennant ,
jingle bell ,
key ,
kick ,
knell ,
leer ,
lip ,
lockout ,
lyra ,
maraca ,
marimba ,
marker beacon ,
metallophone ,
minute ,
mouthpiece ,
nod ,
nudge ,
orchestral bells ,
parachute flare ,
passing bell ,
peal ,
percussion ,
percussion instrument ,
percussions ,
percussive ,
pilot flag ,
pipe ,
poke ,
police whistle ,
quarantine flag ,
radio beacon ,
rattle ,
rattlebones ,
red flag ,
red light ,
reed ,
rocket ,
sacring bell ,
sailing aid ,
semaphore ,
semaphore flag ,
semaphore telegraph ,
sheepbell ,
sign ,
signal ,
signal beacon ,
signal bell ,
signal fire ,
signal flag ,
signal gong ,
signal gun ,
signal lamp ,
signal light ,
signal mast ,
signal post ,
signal rocket ,
signal shot ,
signal siren ,
signal tower ,
sit -
down strike ,
sizzler ,
sleigh bell ,
slide ,
snappers ,
spar buoy ,
stalemate ,
stand ,
standoff ,
standstill ,
stay ,
stop ,
stop light ,
stoppage ,
strike ,
tam -
tam ,
telephone bell ,
the nod ,
the time ,
the wink ,
time ,
time of day ,
time signal ,
tintinnabula ,
tintinnabulum ,
toll ,
tongue ,
tonitruone ,
tooter ,
touch ,
traffic light ,
traffic signal ,
triangle ,
tubular bells ,
valve ,
vibes ,
vibraphone ,
walkout ,
watch fire ,
white flag ,
wigwag ,
wigwag flag ,
wind ,
wind instrument ,
wink ,
work stoppage ,
xylophone ,
yellow flag {ASCII } 7 , ASCII {mnemonic } "BEL ", the {character
code } which prodces a standard audibile warning from the
computer or {terminal }. In the {teletype } days it really was a
bell , since the advent of the {VDU } it is more likely to be a
sound sample (e .g . the sound of a bell ) played through a
loudspeaker .
Also called "G -bell ", because it is typed as Control -G .
The term "beep " is preferred among some {microcomputer }
hobbyists .
Compare {feep }, {visible bell }.
1997 -04 -08 )Bell The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high priest '
s ephod (
Ex .
28 :
33 ,
34 ,
35 ).
The "
bells of the horses "
mentioned by Zechariah (
14 :
20 )
were attached to the bridles or belts round the necks of horses trained for war ,
so as to accustom them to noise and tumult .
Bell ,
CA --
U .
S .
city in California Population (
2000 ):
36664 Housing Units (
2000 ):
9215 Land area (
2000 ):
2 .
476872 sq .
miles (
6 .
415068 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
165612 sq .
miles (
0 .
428932 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
2 .
642484 sq .
miles (
6 .
844000 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
04870 Located within :
California (
CA ),
FIPS 06 Location :
33 .
978414 N ,
118 .
182908 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Bell ,
CA Bell
Bell ,
FL --
U .
S .
town in Florida Population (
2000 ):
349 Housing Units (
2000 ):
149 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
634454 sq .
miles (
4 .
233216 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
634454 sq .
miles (
4 .
233216 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
04975 Located within :
Florida (
FL ),
FIPS 12 Location :
29 .
754443 N ,
82 .
861712 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
32619 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Bell ,
FL Bell
Bell ,
OK --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (
2000 ):
602 Housing Units (
2000 ):
189 Land area (
2000 ):
22 .
195926 sq .
miles (
57 .
487182 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
22 .
195926 sq .
miles (
57 .
487182 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
05090 Located within :
Oklahoma (
OK ),
FIPS 40 Location :
35 .
737087 N ,
94 .
521859 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Bell ,
OK Bell
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