| 单词 | sounding board |
| 释义 | sounding boardSEE SYNONYMS FOR sounding board ON THESAURUS.COM nouna thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone. a structure over or behind and above a speaker, orchestra, etc., to reflect the sound toward the audience. a board used in floors, partitions, etc., for deadening sound. a person or persons whose reactions serve as a measure of the effectiveness of the methods, ideas, etc., put forth. a person or group that propagates ideas, opinions, etc.: He was more of a sounding board than a novelist. Also called soundboard. Origin of sounding boardFirst recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby sounding boardsound film, sound head, sound hole, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line, sounding machine, sounding rocket, sound law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sounding boardBritish Dictionary definitions for sounding boardsounding board nounAlso called: soundboard a thin wooden board in a piano or comprising the upper surface of a resonating chamber in a violin, cello, etc, serving to amplify the vibrations produced by the strings passing across itSee also belly (def. 6) Also called: soundboard a thin screen suspended over a pulpit, stage, etc, to reflect sound towards an audience a person, group, experiment, etc, used to test a new idea, policy, etc, for acceptance or applicability Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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