Tra từ sound - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sound [sound sounds sounded sounding sounder soundest] noun, verb, adjective, adverb BrE [saʊnd] NAmE [saʊnd]
noun

STH YOU HEAR
1. countable something that you can hear
Syn: ↑noise
•a high/low sound
•a clicking/buzzing/scratching, etc. sound
•the different sounds and smells of the forest
• She heard the sound of footsteps outside.
• He crept into the house trying not to make a sound.
2. uncountable continuous rapid movements (called ↑vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person's or an animal's ear
• Sound travels more slowly than light.

FROM TELEVISION/RADIO
3. uncountable what you can hear coming from a television, radio, etc, or as part of a film/movie
•Could you turn the sound up/down?
• The sound quality of the tapes was excellent.

OF MUSICIANS
4. countable, uncountable the effect that is produced by the music of a particular singer or group of musicians
• I like their sound.

IMPRESSION
5. singular the ~ of sth the idea or impression that you get of sb/sth from what sb says or what you read
•They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.
•From the sound of things you were lucky to find him.
•They're consulting a lawyer? I don't like the sound of that.

WATER
6. countable (often in place names)a narrow passage of water that joins two larger areas of water
Syn: ↑strait
•Plymouth Sound

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 5 and v. senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun Anglo-Norman French soun suner Latin sonus -d adj. and adv. Middle English: from Old English gesund West Germanic Dutch gezond German gesund v. sense 6 late Middle English Old French sonder Latin sub- ‘below’ unda ‘wave’ n. sense 6 Middle English Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’ ↑swim

Thesaurus:
sound noun
1. C
•I heard the sound of footsteps outside.
noise •
a big/deafening/loud/high-pitched/low sound/noise
hear/listen to/make/produce a sound/noise
a sound/noise comes from sth/a place
a sound/noise becomes/gets louder, closer, etc.
Sound or noise? Sound is anything you hear. A noise is usually loud and unpleasant:
•the soft sound of rustling leaves
✗ the soft noise of rustling leaves
2. U
•Could you turn the sound down?
volume •
the sound/volume on sth
turn up/turn down/increase/reduce the sound/volume

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:
•A hollow sound echoed through the room.
•A strange sound came from the box.
•As a politician he is a master of the 30-second sound bite.
•Can you turn the sound up?
•Franz Ferdinand have a great sound that's their own.
•He didn't utter a single sound throughout the meeting.
•He jumped at the sound of my voice.
•He listened for sounds of movement.
•He produces a good clean sound on his flute.
•He turned around at the sound of footsteps behind him.
•His film opens with the sweet sound of birdsong.
•I awoke to the sound of rain.
•My mouth moved but no sound came out.
•She tried to describe what made a good guitar sound.
•She uses all the sounds available to a 21st-century composer.
•Sound carries well over calm water.
•The Moog synthesizer created a whole new sound.
•The band developed a formidable live sound.
•The door opened without a sound.
•The room was filled with the sound of laughter.
•There was a sickening sound as his head made contact with the concrete.
•There was a strange sound from downstairs.
•There's a lot of ambient sound in this film.
•Three bones transmit sounds to the inner ear.
•We experimented with different sounds.
•We need a big powerful sound from the trumpets in the final passage.
•What's making that awful creaking sound?
•a game with good graphics and great sound
•a stereo sound system
•the band's signature sound
•the distant sound of church bells
•the mixing of recorded and natural sound
•the sound of breaking glass
•A scratching sound came from the front door.
•Could you turn the sound down?
•He crept into the house trying not to make a sound.
•He has a sound unlike any other guitarist.
•I sat listening to the soft sound of rustling leaves.
•I still recall vividly the sights, sounds and smells of our day at the seaside.
•Most of their songs have the sound of the sixties about them.
•Sound travels at about 340 metres per second.
•To be a sound engineer you should be interested in electronics, music and sound equipment.
Idioms: ↑like the sound of your own voice ▪ ↑sound as a bell ▪ ↑sounds like a plan to me ▪ ↑within sound of something
Derived Word: ↑soundness
Derived: ↑sound off ▪ ↑sound somebody out ▪ ↑sound something out

verb (not usually used in the progressive tenses)

GIVE IMPRESSION
1. linking verb to give a particular impression when heard or read about
•+ adj. His voice sounded strange on the phone.
• She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news.
•His explanation sounds reasonable to me.
•Leo made it sound so easy. But it wasn't.
•He doesn't sound French— and he doesn't look it.
•+ noun She sounds just the person we need for the job.
•~ like sb/sth You sounded just like your father when you said that.
•~ as if/as though… I hope I don't sound as if/as though I'm criticizing you. In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though, especially in NAmE, but this is not considered correct in written BrE.

-SOUNDING
2. (in adjectives)giving the impression of having a particular sound
•an Italian-sounding name
•fine-sounding words

PRODUCE SOUND
3. intransitive, transitive to produce a sound; to make sth such as a musical instrument produce a sound
• The bell sounded for the end of the class.
• (BrE)~ sth Passing motorists sounded their horns in support.

GIVE WARNING/SIGNAL
4. transitive ~ sth to give a signal such as a warning by making a sound
• When I saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm.
• (figurative) Scientists have sounded a note of caution on the technique.
•Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances).

PRONOUNCE
5. transitive ~ sth (technical)to pronounce sth
•You don't sound the ‘b’ in the word ‘comb’.

MEASURE DEPTH
6. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (technical)to measure the depth of the sea or a lake by using a line with a weight attached, or an electronic instrument
more at strike/sound a note at ↑note _n., look/sound suspiciously like sth at ↑suspiciously
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 5 and v. senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun Anglo-Norman French soun suner Latin sonus -d adj. and adv. Middle English: from Old English gesund West Germanic Dutch gezond German gesund v. sense 6 late Middle English Old French sonder Latin sub- ‘below’ unda ‘wave’ n. sense 6 Middle English Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’ ↑swim

Thesaurus:
sound verb
1. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses)
•Leo made it sound so easy.
seem • • appear • • look • • feel • • strike •
sound/seem/appear/look/feel odd/OK/nice, etc.
sound/seem/look/feel like sth
sound/seem/look/feel as if/as though…
2. I
•A bell sounded for the end of class.
ring • • chime • • clang • • buzz • • jangle • • strike • |literary toll •
the bell sounds/rings/chimes/clangs/jangles/tolls
the doorbell sounds/rings/chimes/buzzes/jangles
the clock sounds/rings/chimes/strikes

Example Bank:
•He doesn't sound French— and he doesn't look it.
•Her explanation sounds reasonable to me.
•I hope I don't sound as if I'm criticizing you.
•Leo made it sound so easy. But it wasn't.
•She sounds like just the person we need for the job.
•An alarm sounded two minutes after midnight.
•At that moment the dinner gong sounded.
•The bell sounded for the end of class.

adjective (sound·er, sound·est)

RELIABLE
1. sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results
•a person of sound judgement
•He gave me some very sound advice.
•This gives the design team a sound basis for their work.
•The proposal makes sound commercial sense.
•Their policies are environmentally sound.
Opp: ↑unsound

THOROUGH
2. only before noun good and thorough
•a sound knowledge/understanding of sth
•He has a sound grasp of the issues.

NOT DAMAGED/HURT
3. in good condition; not damaged, hurt, etc
•We arrived home safe and sound.
•to be of sound mind (= not mentally ill)
•The house needs attention but the roof is sound.
Opp: ↑unsound

SLEEP
4. usually before noun deep and peaceful
•to have a sound night's sleep
•to be a sound sleeper

GOOD, BUT NOT EXCELLENT
5. good and accurate, but not excellent
•a sound piece of writing
•a sound tennis player

PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT
6. severe
•to give sb a sound beating

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 5 and v. senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun Anglo-Norman French soun suner Latin sonus -d adj. and adv. Middle English: from Old English gesund West Germanic Dutch gezond German gesund v. sense 6 late Middle English Old French sonder Latin sub- ‘below’ unda ‘wave’ n. sense 6 Middle English Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’ ↑swim

Example Bank:
•It was a financially sound investment.
•She had a perfectly sound reason for acting as she did.
•That seems like fairly sound advice.
•The roof is in reasonably sound condition.
•We arrived home safe and sound.
•Do you think the evidence is sound?
•He's a person of very sound judgement.
•My father once gave me some very sound advice.
•This was another sound performance by the team.
•You need to have sound reasons to back up your arguments.

adverb ~ asleep
very deeply asleep

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 5 and v. senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun Anglo-Norman French soun suner Latin sonus -d adj. and adv. Middle English: from Old English gesund West Germanic Dutch gezond German gesund v. sense 6 late Middle English Old French sonder Latin sub- ‘below’ unda ‘wave’ n. sense 6 Middle English Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’ ↑swim