sounder , soundest
If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind is sound, it is in good condition or healthy.
When we bought the house, it was structurally sound.
我们买下这栋房子的时候,它的结构还非常坚固。
Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas.
虽然这辆汽车基本状况完好,但我还是担心某些地方不够安全。
Sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible.
They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets.
他们都是训练有素的营养师,能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。
Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound.
一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。
If you describe someone's ideas as sound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct.
I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice.
我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。
If someone is in a sound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply.
She had woken me out of a sound sleep.
她把我从酣睡中叫醒了。
If someone is sound asleep, they are sleeping very deeply.
He was lying in bed, sound asleep.
他躺在床上,睡得很香。
sounds
A sound is something that you hear.
Peter heard the sound of gunfire.
彼得听见了枪炮声。
Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound.
莉莎惊吓得发不出任何声音。
Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard.
The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.
飞机将以两倍于音速的速度飞行。
The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled.
She went and turned the sound down.
她过去把声音调低。
A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music.
They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound.
他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。
You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking about the sound of it.
Here's a new idea we liked the sound of.
这是个新想法,我们一听就喜欢。
I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne.
我不喜欢托比•奥斯伯恩的那一套。
sound out
If you sound someone out, you question them in order to find out what their opinion is about something.
He is sounding out Middle Eastern governments on ways to resolve the conflict.
他正在探询中东各国政府解决这一冲突的方法。
sounds , sounding , sounded
If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise.
The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office.
丹尼尔办公室的蜂鸣器响了起来。
If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic.
The archbishop has sounded a warning to world leaders on third world debt.
大主教已就第三世界的债务问题向各国领导人发出了警告。
When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds.
They heard what sounded like a huge explosion.
他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。
The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence.
铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音在那片寂静之中听起来尤为响亮。
When you talk about the way someone sounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak.
She sounded a bit worried.
她的语气略显担忧。
Murphy sounds like a child.
墨菲的口气像个孩子。
When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way it sounds.
It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?
听起来这个主意很不错,真的能行吗?
It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake.
听起来他们似乎已经犯下了一个大错。