bell /bɛl/ star3 CET4 TEM4 (bells)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention. 铃

  例：

  I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class.

  我在铃响前刚好有时间吃完，然后就去上第一节课了。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） A bell is a hollow metal object shaped like a cup which has a piece hanging inside it that hits the sides and makes a sound. 钟

  例：

  My brother, Nick, was born on a Sunday, when all the church bells were ringing.

  我的弟弟尼克，出生在一个星期天，当时所有教堂的钟都在鸣响。

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  N（名词） a bellowing or baying cry, esp that of a hound or a male deer in rut 吼叫声; 吠叫声
• 4.  

  V（动词） to utter (such a cry) 发出(叫喊声)