achimeadj.

Brit.

/əˈtʃʌɪm/, U.S.

/əˈtʃaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, chime v.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + chime v.¹

poetic.

In predicative use: that is chiming or ringing.

ΚΠ

1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 100 A little belfry of grain-bells, all a-chime.

1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 Apr. 224/2 The leafy woods are all a-chime.

1949 W. C. Williams Coll. Poems (1986) II. 181 The bells achime above the fallen snow.

2001 M. Oberli-Turner & H. Beaumont tr. B. Hellinger Love's Own Truths 428 I strike the gong its one tone reverberates and sets the lesser bells achime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	achime
释义	achimeadj. Brit. /əˈtʃʌɪm/, U.S. /əˈtʃaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, chime v.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix³ + chime v.¹ poetic. In predicative use: that is chiming or ringing. ΚΠ 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 100 A little belfry of grain-bells, all a-chime. 1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 Apr. 224/2 The leafy woods are all a-chime. 1949 W. C. Williams Coll. Poems (1986) II. 181 The bells achime above the fallen snow. 2001 M. Oberli-Turner & H. Beaumont tr. B. Hellinger Love's Own Truths 428 I strike the gong its one tone reverberates and sets the lesser bells achime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1860
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