peal
[pi:l] verb intransitive
■When bells peal, they ring with a loud sound （铃）大声鸣响•After their wedding the bells pealed out from the tower.他们的婚礼结束后塔楼里传出了钟声。
[pi:l] noun countable
■a long loud sound or series of sounds, especially of laughter or thunder 连续洪亮的响声，隆隆声（尤指笑声或雷声）•Her suggestion was met with peals of laughter.她的建议引来了阵阵哄堂大笑。 •A loud peal of thunder woke him from restless sleep.一阵隆隆的雷声使他从不安稳的睡梦中惊醒。 ■a long loud ring 大声鸣响•When we heard the peal of (the) bells, we knew a truce had been declared.当我们听到钟声时，就知道已经宣告停战了。 |