单词 | twang |
释义 | twang From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtwangtwang1 /twæŋ/ noun [countable usually singular]1 SPEAK A LANGUAGEa quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouthnasal twang a Her voice had a slight Australian twang.2 SOUNDa quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it goExamples from the Corpustwang• Not a snap or a twang, but the hamstring had gone for the second time in successive matches.• The wire parted with a twang.• That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.• a high-pitched Midwestern twang• Cameron wanted to give him a computer, but Alexia prevailed and soon the house was full of twangs and scales again.• Mulcahey heard the twang of banjos, a chorus of voices.• Whether Southern drawl or Mid-West twang, it was all the same to me.twangtwang2 verb [intransitive, transitive]SOUNDif you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go She twanged the guitar strings.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustwang• The slightest movement caused them to twang and reverberate through the silent apartment.Origin twang (1500-1600) From the sound |
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