单词 | electric chime |
释义 | > as lemmaselectric chime electric chime n. a chime operated by electricity, spec. one used as a doorbell. ΚΠ 1856 G. F. Barstow tr. É. With Railroad Accidents xxiii. 118 The electric chimes placed on the guard-houses, to signalize the approach of trains which have not been announced. 1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 65 (title) How to make a set of musical electric chimes to replace your noisy old doorbell. 2002 C. Beach Class, Lang. & Amer. Film Comedy v. 138 Everything about the larger trailer indicates the kind of bourgeois luxury and prestige Tacy dreams of having: electric chimes ring as they open the door, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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