noise

noun

/nɔɪz/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a sound, especially when it is loud, unpleasant or frightening
- There was a rattling noise coming from the back of the car.
- What's that noise?
- I heard a loud noise and turned around.
- Don't make a noise.
- They were making too much noise.
- I was woken by the noise of a car starting up.
- There was constant background noise from the motorway.
- Measures are needed to reduce noise levels.
- above the noise We had to shout above the noise of the traffic.
Which Word? noise / sound
noise / sound
- Noise is usually loud and unpleasant. It can be countable or uncountable:
  Try not to make so much noise.
  What a terrible noise!
- Sound is a countable noun and means something that you hear:
  All she could hear was the sound of the waves.
  You do not use words like much or a lot of with sound.
see also white noise
Extra Examples
- She was making a lot of noise.
- The deafening noise of the machine died away to a rumble.
- The slightest noise will wake him.
- There were strange noises coming from the kitchen.
- We could hear funny little sucking noises.
- Wood is used to deaden the noise.
- the noise created by aircraft
- the noise from the engine room
- Don't make so much noise.
- She uses the ambient noise of the water to keep the audience uneasy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deafening
- loud
- awful
- …
verb + noise
- create
- emit
- generate
- …
noise + verb
- come from something
- become louder
- get louder
- …
noise + noun
- level
- pollution
- reduction
- …
preposition
- above the noise
- over the noise
- noise from
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (specialist) extra electrical or electronic signals that are not part of the signal that is being broadcast or transmitted and which may damage it
- Place the devices as close as possible to the sensors to reduce noise in the signal.
[uncountable] information that is not wanted and that can make it difficult for the important or useful information to be seen clearly
- There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced.
Topics Computersc2

Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘quarrelling’): from Old French, from Latin nausea ‘seasickness’, from Greek nausia, from naus ‘ship’.

Idioms

a big noise/shot/name

an important person

make a noise (about something)

(informal) to complain loudly
- I will continue to make as much noise as I can to support the scheme.

make noises (about something) (informal)

to talk in an indirect way about something that you think you might do
- The company has been making noises about closing several factories.
to complain about something

make soothing, encouraging, reassuring, etc. noises

to make remarks of the kind mentioned, even when that is not what you really think
- He made all the right noises at the meeting yesterday (= said what people wanted to hear).

单词	noise
释义	noise noun /nɔɪz/ /nɔɪz/ Idioms jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a sound, especially when it is loud, unpleasant or frightening There was a rattling noise coming from the back of the car. What's that noise? I heard a loud noise and turned around. Don't make a noise. They were making too much noise. I was woken by the noise of a car starting up. There was constant background noise from the motorway. Measures are needed to reduce noise levels. above the noise We had to shout above the noise of the traffic. Which Word? noise / soundnoise / sound Noise is usually loud and unpleasant. It can be countable or uncountable: Try not to make so much noise. What a terrible noise! Sound is a countable noun and means something that you hear: All she could hear was the sound of the waves. You do not use words like much or a lot of with sound. see also white noise Extra Examples She was making a lot of noise. The deafening noise of the machine died away to a rumble. The slightest noise will wake him. There were strange noises coming from the kitchen. We could hear funny little sucking noises. Wood is used to deaden the noise. the noise created by aircraft the noise from the engine room Don't make so much noise. She uses the ambient noise of the water to keep the audience uneasy. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deafening loud awful … verb + noise create emit generate … noise + verb come from something become louder get louder … noise + noun level pollution reduction … preposition above the noise over the noise noise from … See full entry [uncountable] (specialist) extra electrical or electronic signals that are not part of the signal that is being broadcast or transmitted and which may damage it Place the devices as close as possible to the sensors to reduce noise in the signal. [uncountable] information that is not wanted and that can make it difficult for the important or useful information to be seen clearly There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced. Topics Computersc2 Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘quarrelling’): from Old French, from Latin nausea ‘seasickness’, from Greek nausia, from naus ‘ship’. Idioms a big noise/shot/name an important person make a noise (about something) (informal) to complain loudly I will continue to make as much noise as I can to support the scheme. make noises (about something) (informal) to talk in an indirect way about something that you think you might do The company has been making noises about closing several factories. to complain about something make soothing, encouraging, reassuring, etc. noises to make remarks of the kind mentioned, even when that is not what you really think He made all the right noises at the meeting yesterday (= said what people wanted to hear).
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