单词 | noise |
释义 | noise n. & v. --n   1. a sound, esp. a loud or unpleasant or undesired one.   2. a series of loud sounds, esp. shouts; a confused sound of voices and movements.   3. irregular fluctuations accompanying a transmitted signal but not relevant to it.   4. (in pl.) conventional remarks, or speechlike sounds without actual words (made sympathetic noises). --v   1. tr. (usu. in passive) make public; spread abroad (a person's fame or a fact).   2. intr. archaic make much noise. Phrases and idioms make a noise   1. (usu. foll. by about) talk or complain much.   2. be much talked of; attain notoriety. noise-maker a device for making a loud noise at a festivity etc. noise pollution harmful or annoying noise. noises off sounds made off stage to be heard by the audience of a play. Etymology: ME f. OF, = outcry, disturbance, f. L nausea: see NAUSEA |
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