英语词汇“rumble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rumbles, present participle rumbling, past tense, past participle rumbled

1. countable noun

A rumble is a low continuous noise.

The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. [+ of]

The rain was teeming down and she thought she heard a rumble of thunder.

2. verb

If a vehicle rumbles somewhere, it moves slowly forward while making a low continuous noise.

A bus rumbled along the road at the top of the path. [VERB adverb/preposition]

A line of tractors rumbled onto the motorway through a cordon of police. [VERB adverb/preposition]

The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead. [VERB adverb/preposition]

3. countable noun [oft NOUN of noun]

If you refer to the rumble of someone's voice, you mean their voice sounds very low, making it hard to hear exactly what they are saying.

A rumble of voices, deep and lulling, vibrated over the whole scene.

4. verb

If something rumbles, it makes a low, continuous noise.

The sky, swollen like a black bladder, rumbled and crackled. [VERB]

Speeches rumbled within the walls of the churches. [VERB]

5. verb

If your stomach rumbles, it makes a vibrating noise, usually because you are hungry.

Her stomach rumbled. She hadn't eaten any breakfast. [VERB]

6. verb [usually passive]

If someone is rumbled, the truth about them or something they were trying to hide is discovered.

[British, informal]

When his fraud was rumbled he had just £20.17 in the bank. [be VERB-ed]

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单词	rumble
释义	Trends of rumble View usage for: rumble (rʌmbəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rumbles, present participle rumbling, past tense, past participle rumbled 1. countable noun A rumble is a low continuous noise. The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. [+ of] The rain was teeming down and she thought she heard a rumble of thunder. 2. verb If a vehicle rumbles somewhere, it moves slowly forward while making a low continuous noise. A bus rumbled along the road at the top of the path. [VERB adverb/preposition] A line of tractors rumbled onto the motorway through a cordon of police. [VERB adverb/preposition] The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead. [VERB adverb/preposition] 3. countable noun [oft NOUN of noun] If you refer to the rumble of someone's voice, you mean their voice sounds very low, making it hard to hear exactly what they are saying. A rumble of voices, deep and lulling, vibrated over the whole scene. 4. verb If something rumbles, it makes a low, continuous noise. The sky, swollen like a black bladder, rumbled and crackled. [VERB] Speeches rumbled within the walls of the churches. [VERB] 5. verb If your stomach rumbles, it makes a vibrating noise, usually because you are hungry. Her stomach rumbled. She hadn't eaten any breakfast. [VERB] 6. verb [usually passive] If someone is rumbled, the truth about them or something they were trying to hide is discovered. [British, informal] When his fraud was rumbled he had just £20.17 in the bank. [be VERB-ed] Phrasal verbs: See rumble on More Synonyms of rumble rumble in British English (ˈrʌmbəl) verb 1. to make or cause to make a deep resonant sound thunder rumbled in the sky 2. to move with such a sound the train rumbled along 3. (transitive) to utter with a rumbling sound he rumbled an order 4. (transitive) to tumble (metal components, gemstones, etc) in a barrel of smooth stone in order to polish them 5. (transitive) British informal to find out about (someone or something); discover (something) the police rumbled their plans 6. (intransitive) US slang to be involved in a gang fight noun 7. a deep resonant sound 8. a widespread murmur of discontent 9. another word for tumbler (sense 4) 10. US, Canadian and New Zealand slang a gang fight Derived forms rumbler (ˈrumbler) noun rumbling (ˈrumbling) adjective rumblingly (ˈrumblingly) adverb Word origin C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch rummelen; related to German rummeln, rumpeln rumble in American English (ˈrʌmbəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈrumbled or ˈrumbling 1. to make a deep, heavy, continuous, rolling sound, as thunder 2. to move or go with such a sound 3. Slang to participate in a rumble (sense 11) verb transitive 4. to cause to make, or move with, such a sound 5. to utter or say with such a sound 6. to polish, mix, etc. in a rumble, or tumbling box noun 7. a deep, heavy, continuous, rolling sound 8. a widespread expression of discontent or restiveness 9. a space for luggage or a small extra seat, as for servants, in the rear of a carriage 10. tumbling box 11. US, Slang a fight between gangs, esp. of teenagers Derived forms rumbler (ˈrumbler) noun rumblingly (ˈrumblingly) adverb rumbly (ˈrumbly) adjective Word origin ME romblen, prob. < MDu rommelen < IE base reu- > rune, rumor Examples of 'rumble' in a sentence rumble And the deep rumbling sound from the high exhaust is music to my ears. The Sun (2006) This is another rumble of discontent but no more than that. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The auditorium fills with rumbling noise and operatic music. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We could hear our stomachs rumbling in class. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He spoke with wrath rumbling low in his voice. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE Tanks rumble along the dusty road and helicopter gunships hover. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But there were also many rumbles of discontent. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It was a rumbling noise that continued for about ten seconds. Eaton, John P & Haas, Charles A Titanic - Destination disaster (1987) There may be some hunger and rumbles from your stomach and intestines. Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988) You put your ear to the ground and there is not much of a rumbling to be heard. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Police had received a number of calls reporting a big bright flash and a rumbling sound in the sky. Times, Sunday Times (2016) After half an hour we stopped on a rocky outcrop and listened to the distant territorial rumble of a lion. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Do you hear that rumbling sound? Times, Sunday Times (2012) There was another huge rumbling, deep and guttural. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Yet again, rumbling thunder provides the soundtrack. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Above his bed, traffic rumbled all night. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The noise was heard 200 miles away as a deep rumble. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Then with a low rumble, she gets back to that bone. Christianity Today (2000) I particularly enjoyed the distant gunfire rumble it makes on the overrun. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The sky in the king's fresco was a clearer blue than the one towards which our bus rumbled across the deserted plain. Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006) When he was rumbled by police, he fled and stayed on the run in hotels for three nights before he was finally caught. The Sun (2010) A forest of party flags and posters hung over Ankara as campaign buses rumbled about broadcasting music and speeches. Times, Sunday Times (2015) By the time police rumbled the solicitor, just 224 remained of his money. The Sun (2008) In other languages rumble British English: rumble NOUN A rumble* is a low continuous noise. The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. American English: rumble Brazilian Portuguese: estrondo Chinese: 隆隆声 European Spanish: ruido de fondo French: grondement German: Rumpeln Italian: rombo Japanese: ゴロゴロという音 Korean: 우르릉거리는 소리 European Portuguese: estrondo Latin American Spanish: ruido de fondo British English: rumble VERB If a vehicle rumbles somewhere, it moves slowly forward while making a low continuous noise. A bus rumbled along the road at the top of the path. American English: rumble Brazilian Portuguese: ressoar Chinese: 隆隆地跑过 European Spanish: retumbar French: gronder German: rumpeln Italian: rombare Japanese: ゴロゴロという音を立てながら進む Korean: 덜컹거리는 소리를 내다 European Portuguese: ressoar Latin American Spanish: retumbar All related terms of 'rumble' rumble on If you say that something such as an argument rumbles on , you mean that it continues for a long time after it should have been settled . rumble seat a folding outside seat at the rear of some early cars ; dicky rumble strip one of a set of roughly surfaced strips set in a road on the approach to a junction or hazard , to alert drivers by means of a change in tyre noise dickies a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress dicky a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress dickybird a woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress Chinese translation of 'rumble' rumble (ˈrʌmbl) n (c) [of thunder, traffic, guns] 隆隆声(聲) (lónglóngshēng) vi [stomach] 咕噜作响(響) (gūlū zuòxiǎng) [thunder, guns, traffic] 发(發)隆隆声(聲) (fā lónglóngshēng) (also rumble along) 隆隆地行进(進) (lónglóng de xíngjìn) (verb) in the sense of roll Definition to make or cause to make a deep echoing sound Thunder rumbled over the Downs. Synonyms roll guns firing, drums rolling, cymbals clashing boom Thunder boomed like battlefield cannons over Crooked Mountain. echo The rumble of thunder echoed through the valley. roar the roaring waters of Niagara Falls thunder the sound of fireworks thundering up above grumble My stomach grumbled loudly. resound The soldiers' boots resounded in the street. reverberate A woman's laughter reverberated in the courtyard. Additional synonyms in the sense of boom Definition to make a loud deep echoing sound Thunder boomed like battlefield cannons over Crooked Mountain. Synonyms bang, roll, crash, blast, echo, drum, explode, roar, thunder, rumble, resound, reverberate, peal in the sense of echo Definition (of a place) to be filled with a sound and its echoes The rumble of thunder echoed through the valley. Synonyms reverberate, repeat, resound, ring, resonate in the sense of grumble Definition to make low rumbling sounds My stomach grumbled loudly. Synonyms rumble, growl, gurgle Nearby words of rumble ruler ruling rum rumble rumbustious ruminate rummage Synonyms of 'rumble' rumble Explore 'rumble' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of resound Definition (of sounds) to echo or ring The soldiers' boots resounded in the street. Synonyms echo, resonate, reverberate, fill the air, re-echo in the sense of reverberate Definition to resound or re-echo A woman's laughter reverberated in the courtyard. Synonyms echo, ring, resound, vibrate, re-echo in the sense of roar the roaring waters of Niagara Falls Synonyms thunder, crash, boom, rumble, roll in the sense of thunder Definition to make a loud noise like thunder the sound of fireworks thundering up above Synonyms rumble, crash, blast, boom, explode, roar, clap, resound, detonate, reverberate, crack, peal
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