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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
noise
noise [noise noises noised noising] BrE [nɔɪz] NAmE [nɔɪz] noun 1. countable, uncountable a sound, especially when it is loud, unpleasant or disturbing •a rattling noise • What's that noise? • Don't make a noise. •They were making too much noise. •I was woken by the noise of a car starting up. •We had to shout above the noise of the traffic. •to reduce noise levels 2. uncountable (technical)extra electrical or electronic signals that are not part of the signal that is being broadcast or transmitted and which may damage it 3. uncountable information that is not wanted and that can make it difficult for the important or useful information to be seen clearly •There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced. more at a big noise/shot/name at ↑big adj. Idioms: ↑make a noise ▪ ↑make noises ▪ make soothing/encouraging/reassuring noises Word Origin: Middle English (also in the sense ‘quarrelling’): from Old French, from Latin nausea ‘seasickness’, from Greek nausia, from naus ‘ship’. Thesaurus: noise noun C, U •Don't make so much noise. sound • a big/deafening/loud/high-pitched/low noise/sound hear/listen to/make/produce a noise/sound a noise/sound comes from sth/a place a noise/sound becomes/gets louder, closer, etc. Noise or sound? Sound is anything you hear. A noise is usually loud and unpleasant: •the soft sound of rustling leaves ✗ the soft noise of rustling leaves Which Word?: noise / sound Noise is usually loud and unpleasant. It can be countable or uncountable: ▪ Try not to make so much noise. ◇ ▪ What a terrible noise! Sound is a countable noun and means something that you hear: ▪ All she could hear was the sound of the waves. You do not use words like much or a lot of with sound. Example Bank: •She was making a lot of noise. •The deafening noise of the machine died away to a rumble. •The slightest noise will wake him. •There was constant background noise from the motorway. •There were strange noises coming from the kitchen. •We could hear funny little sucking noises. •We had to shout over the noise of the traffic. •Wood is used to deaden the noise. •the noise created by aircraft •the noise from the engine room •Don't make so much noise. •The plan aims to reduce noise levels in the workplace. •There was a rattling noise coming from the back of the car. •What's that noise?
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