English-Thai Dictionary

sound

ADJ ที่ ไม่ เสียหาย  ซึ่ง ไม่ บุบสลาย  ซึ่ง อยู่ ใน สภาพ ดี  unimpaired flawless ti-mai-sia-hai

 

sound

ADJ แข็งแรง  well healthy kang-rang

 

sound

N ระยะ ที่ ได้ยิน ได้  ra-ya-ti-dai-yin-dai

 

sound

N เสียง  noise resonance tone siang

 

sound

VI ดูเหมือนว่า  appear appear to be seem du-muan-wa

 

sound

VI วัด ความลึก ด้วย คลื่นเสียง  fathom gauge mark wad-kwamluek-kong-kluan-siang

 

sound

VI เกิด เสียง  echo resound koed-siang

 

sound

VT ทำให้เกิด เสียง  echo resound tam-hai-koed-siang

 

sound

VT วัด ความลึก ด้วย คลื่นเสียง  fathom gauge mark wad-kwamluek-kong-kluan-siang

 

sound barrier

N กำแพง กั้น เสียง  kam-pang-kan-siang

 

sound like

VT ดูเหมือน  look like be like seem like du-muan

 

sound off

PHRV ส่งเสียง ให้สัญญา ณ  song-siang-hai-san-yan

 

sound out

PHRV ถาม ความเห็น ของ  feel out tam-kwam-kid-hen

 

sound wave

N คลื่นเสียง  kluan-siang

 

sound-minded

ADJ ซึ่ง มี สุขภาพจิต ดี  ปกติ  สมบูรณ์  sane normal right-minded sueng-me-suk-ka-pab-jid-de

 

soundalike

N คนที่ มี เสียงร้อง เพลง เหมือน คนดัง  kon-ti-me-siang-rong-muan-kon-dang

 

soundboard

N ตัวแทน ความคิด ของ ผู้อื่น  sounding board tua-ten-kwam-kid-kong-kon-uen

 

soundboard

N ส่วน ของ เครื่องดนตรี ที่ สะท้อน เสียง ไป ยัง ผู้ฟัง เช่น  ใน ไวโอลิน  แผ่น ไม้ ใน เครื่องดนตรี ช่วย เพิ่ม ความ กังวาน ของเสีย ง  sounding board suan-kong-kreung-don-tre-ti-sa-ton-pai-yang-phu-fang

 

sounder

N สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้เกิด เสียง  ผู้ ทำให้เกิด เสียง  sing-ti-tam-hai-koed-siang

 

sounder

N เครื่องรับ สัญญาณ โทรเลข  krueng-rab-san-yan-to-la-lek

 

sounder

N เครื่องวัด ความลึก  ผู้ วัด ความลึก  krueng-wad-kwam-luek

 

sounding

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้เกิด เสียง  ซึ่ง ส่ง เสียงก้อง  sueng-tan-hai-koed-siang

 

sounding board

N ตัวแทน ความคิด ของ ผู้อื่น  sound board tua-ten-kwam-kid-kong-kon-uen

 

sounding board

N ส่วน ของ เครื่องดนตรี ที่ สะท้อน เสียง ไป ยัง ผู้ฟัง  แผ่น ไม้ ใน เครื่องดนตรี ช่วย เพิ่ม ความ กังวาน ของเสีย ง  เช่น ไวโอลิน  เปียโน  sound board suan-kong-kreung-don-tre-ti-sa-ton-pai-yang-phu-fang

 

sounding line

N เชือก ผูก เครื่อง ถ่วง  chek-puk-krueng-tung

 

soundingboard

N กระดาน เพิ่ม ความ กังวาน ของเสีย ง 

 

soundings

N ความลึก ของ น้ำ ที่ วัด ได้  kwam-luek-kong-nam-ti-wad-dai

 

soundings

N บริเวณ น้ำ ที่ สามารถ วัด ความลึก ได้ ด้วย สาย ถ่วง น้ำหนัก  bo-ri-wem-nam-ti-sa-mad-wad-kwam-luek-dai

 

soundless

ADJ เงียบ  ซึ่ง ไม่ มีเสียง  ไร้ เสียง  silent inaudible ngib

 

soundly

ADV โดย สมบูรณ์  อย่าง สมบูรณ์  เต็มที่  firmly doi-som-buan

 

soundproof

ADJ ที่ ป้องกัน เสียง ได้  silent soundless ti-pong-kan-siang-dai

 

soundproof

VT ทำให้ กัน เสียง  tam-hai-kan-siang

 

soundtrack

N เสียงในฟิล์ม  เสียง เซา ด์แทร็ก  siang-nai-fim

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOUND

a.[L. sanus.] 1. Entire; unbroken; not shaky, split or defective; as sound timber.
2. Undecayed; whole; perfect, or not defective; as sound fruit; a sound apple or melon.
3. Unbroken; not bruised or defective; not lacerated or decayed; as a sound limb.
4. Not carious; not decaying; as a sound tooth.
5. Not broken or decayed; not defective; as a sound ship.
6. Whole; entire; unhurt; unmutilated; as a sound body.
7. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; having all the organs complete and in perfect action; as a sound body; sound health; a sound constitution; a sound man; a sound horse.
8. Founded in truth; firm; strong; valid; solid; that cannot be overthrown or refuted; as sound reasoning; a sound argument; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.
9. Right; correct; well founded; free form error; orthodox. 2 Timothy 1:7, 13. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes. Psalm 119:8 .
1 . Heavy; laid on with force; as sound strokes; a sound beating.
11. Founded in right and law; legal; valid; not defective; that cannot be overthrown; as a sound title to land; sound justice.
12. Fast; profound; undisturbed; as sound sleep.
13. Perfect, as intellect; not broken or defective; not enfeebled by age or accident; not wild or wandering; not deranged; as a sound mind; a sound understanding or reason.

 

SOUND

adv. Soundly; heartily. So sound he slept that nought might him awake.

 

SOUND

n.The air bladder of a fish.

 

SOUND

n.[L. natatio. can this name be given to a narrow sea because wild beasts were accustomed to pass it by swimming, like Bosporus; or is the word from the root of sound, whole, denoting a stretch, or narrowness, from stretching, like straight? ] A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the main land and an isle; or a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as the sound which connect the Baltic with the ocean, between Denmark and Sweden; the sound that separates Long Island from the main land of New York and Connecticut.

 

SOUND

n.[See the following verb. ] An instrument which surgeons introduce into the bladder, in order to discover whether there is a stone in the viscus or not.

 

SOUND

v.t.[L. sonus, Eng. sound, the primary sense of which is to stretch or reach. ] 1. To try, as the depth of water and the quality of the ground, by sinking a plummet or lead, attached to a line on which are marked the number of fathoms. The lower end of the lead is covered with tallow, by means of which some portion of the earth, sand, gravel, shells, etc. of the bottom, adhere to it and are drawn up. By these means, and the depth of water and the nature of the bottom, which are carefully marked on good charts, seamen may know how far a ship is from land in the night or in thick weather, and in many cases when the land is too remote to be visible.
2. To introduce a sound into the bladder of a patient, in order to ascertain whether a stone is there or not. When a patient is to be sounded-
3. To try; to examine; to discover or endeavor to discover that which lies concealed in another's breast; to search out the intention, opinion, will or desires. I was in jest, and by that offer meant to sound your breast. I've sounded my Numidians man by man.

 

SOUND

v.i.To use the line and lead in searching the depth of water. The shipmen sounded, and found it twenty fathoms. Acts 27:28.

 

SOUND

n.The cuttle fish.

 

SOUND

n.[L. sonus, from sonom to sound, sing, rattle, beat, etc. This may be a dialectical variation of L. tonus, tono, which seems to be allied to L. teneo.] 1. Noise; report; the object of hearing; that which strikes the ear; or more philosophically, an impression of the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air, caused by a collision of bodies or by other means; as the sound of a trumpet or drum; the sound of a human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp sound; a high sound.
2. A vibration of air caused by a collision of bodies or other means, sufficient to affect the auditory nerves when perfect. Some persons are so entirely dear that they cannot hear the loudest sounds. Audible sounds are such as are perceptible by the organs of hearing. Sounds not audible to men, may be audible to animals of more sensible organs.
3. Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else. It is the sense and not the sound, that must be the principle.

 

SOUND

v.i. 1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a particular effect. We say, an instrument sounds well or ill; it sound shrill; the voice sound harsh. And first taught speaking trumpet how to sound.
2. To exhibit by sound or likeness of sound. This relation sounds rather like a fiction that a truth.
3. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published. From you sounded out the word of the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 1:8.
4. To sound in danger, in law. is when there is not specific value of property in demand to serve as a rule of damages, as in actions of tort or trespass, as distinguished from actions of debt, etc.

 

SOUND

v.t. 1. To cause to make a noise; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.
2. To utter audibly; as, to sound a note with the voice.
3. To play on; as, to sound an instrument.
4. To order or direct by a sound; as, to sound a retreat.
5. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to reported; as, to sound one's praise.
6. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; as, to sound one's praise.

 

SOUND-BOARD, SOUNDING BOARD

n.A board which propagates the sound in an organ. To many a row of pipes the sound-board breathes.

 

SOUNDED

pp. 1. Caused to make a noise; uttered audibly.
2. Explored; examined.

 

SOUNDING

ppr. 1. Causing to sound; uttering audibly.
2. Trying the depth of water by the plummet; examining the intention or will.
3. a. Sonorous; making a noise.
4. Having a magnificent sound; as words more sounding or significant.

 

SOUNDING

n. 1. The act of uttering noise; the act or endeavoring to discover the opinion or desires; the act of throwing the lead.
2. In surgery, the operation of introducing the sound into the bladder; called searching for the stone.

 

SOUNDING-BOARD

n.A board or structure with a flat surface, suspended over a pulpit to prevent the sound of the preacher's voice from ascending, and thus propagating it further in a horizontal direction. [Used in American churches.]

 

SOUNDING-ROD

n.A rod or piece of iron used to ascertain the depth of water in a ship's hold. It is let down in a groove by a pump.

 

SOUNDINGS

n.Any place or part of the ocean, where a deep sounding line will reach the bottom; also, the kind of ground or bottom where the lead reaches.

 

SOUNDLESS

a.That cannot be fathomed; having no sound.

 

SOUNDLY

adv. [from sound, entire. ] 1. Healthily; heartily.
2. Severely; lustily; with heavy blows; smartly; as, to beat one soundly.
3. Truly; without fallacy or error; as, to judge or reason soundly.
4. Firmly; as a doctrine soundly settled.
5. Fast; closely; so as not to be easily awakened; as, to sleep soundly.

 

SOUNDNESS

n. 1. Wholeness; entireness; an unbroken, unimpaired or undecayed state; as the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, of a limb, etc.
2. An unimpaired state of an animal or vegetable body; a state in which the organs are entire and regularly perform their functions. We say, the soundness of the body, the soundness of the constitution, the soundness of health.
3. Firmness; strength; solidity; truth; as soundness of reasoning or argument, of doctrine or principles.
4. Truth; rectitude; firmness; freedom from error or fallacy; orthodoxy; as soundness of faith.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOUND

Sound, n. Etym: [AS. sund a swimming, akin to E. swim. See Swim. ]

 

Defn: The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

 

SOUND

SOUND Sound, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A cuttlefish. [Obs. ] Ainsworth.

 

SOUND

Sound, a. [Compar. Sounder; superl. Soundest.] Etym: [OE. sound, AS. sund; akin to D. gezond, G. gesund, OHG. gisunt, Dan. & Sw. sund, and perhaps to L. sanus. Cf. Sane. ]

 

1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.

 

2. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding.

 

3. Firm; strong; safe. The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound. Chapman.

 

4. Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker. Do not I know you a favorer Of this new seat Ye are nor sound. Shak.

 

5. Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me. 2 Tim. i. 13.

 

6. heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.

 

7. Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.

 

8. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land.

 

Note: Sound is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sound-headed, sound-hearted, sound-timbered, etc. Sound currency (Com. ), a currency whose actual value is the same as its nominal value; a currency which does not deteriorate or depreciate or fluctuate in comparision with the standard of values.

 

SOUND

SOUND Sound, adv.

 

Defn: Soundly. So sound he slept that naught might him awake. Spenser.

 

SOUND

Sound, n. Etym: [AS. sund a narrow sea or strait; akin to Icel., Sw. ,Dan. & G. sund, probably so named because it could be swum across. See Swim. ] (Geog.)

 

Defn: A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound. The Sound of Denmark, where ships pay toll. Camden. Sound dues, tolls formerly imposed by Denmark on vessels passing through the Baltic Sound.

 

SOUND

Sound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Sounding. ] Etym: [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod, sundline a sounding line (see Sound a narrow passage of water ).]

 

1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.

 

2. Fig. : To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person ); to examine; to try; to test; to probe. I was in jest, And by that offer meant to sound your breast. Dryden. I've sounded my Numidians man by man. Addison.

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

 

SOUND

SOUND Sound, v. i.

 

Defn: To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device. I sound as a shipman soundeth in the sea with his plummet to know the depth of sea. Palsgrave.

 

SOUND

Sound, n. Etym: [F. sonde. See Sound to fathom. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.

 

SOUND

Sound, n. Etym: [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. Assonant, Consonant, Person, Sonata, Sonnet, Sonorous, Swan. ]

 

1. The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound. The warlike sound Of trumpets loud and clarions. Milton.

 

2. The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.

 

Note: In this sense, sounds are spoken of as audible and inaudible.

 

3. Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else. Sense and not sound. .. must be the principle. Locke. Sound boarding, boards for holding pugging, placed in partitions of under floors in order to deaden sounds. -- Sound bow, in a series of transverse sections of a bell, that segment against which the clapper strikes, being the part which is most efficacious in producing the sound. See Illust. of Bell. -- Sound post. (Mus. ) See Sounding post, under Sounding.

 

SOUND

Sound, v. i. Etym: [OE. sounen, sownen, OF. soner, suner, F. sonner, from L. sonare. See Sound a noise. ]

 

1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect. "And first taught speaking trumpets how to sound. " Dryden. How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues! Shak.

 

2. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound. From you sounded out the word of the Lord. 1 Thess. i. 8.

 

3. To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention. Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair Shak. To sound in or into, to tend to; to partake of the nature of; to be consonant with. [Obs. , except in the phrase To sound in damages, below. ]Soun [d ]ing in moral virtue was his speech. Chaucer. -- To sound in damages (Law ), to have the essential quality of damages. This is said of an action brought, not for the recovery of a specific thing, as replevin, etc. , but for damages only, as trespass, and the like.

 

SOUND

SOUND Sound, v. t.

 

1. To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn. A bagpipe well could he play and soun [d ]. Chaucer.

 

2. To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument.

 

3. To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley. The clock sounded the hour of noon. G. H. Lewes.

 

4. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit.

 

5. To examine the condition of (anything ) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient.

 

6. To signify; to import; to denote. [Obs. ] Milton. Soun [d ]ing alway the increase of his winning. Chaucer.

 

SOUNDABLE

SOUNDABLE Sound "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being sounded.

 

SOUNDAGE

SOUNDAGE Sound "age (; 48 ), n.

 

Defn: Dues for soundings.

 

SOUND-BOARD

SOUND-BOARD Sound "-board `, n.

 

Defn: A sounding-board. To many a row of pipes the sound-board breathes. Milton.

 

SOUNDER

SOUNDER Sound "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which; sounds; specifically, an instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.

 

SOUNDER

SOUNDER Sound "er, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A herd of wild hogs.

 

SOUNDING

SOUNDING Sound "ing, a.

 

Defn: Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words. Dryden.

 

SOUNDING

SOUNDING Sound "ing, n.

 

1. The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs ).

 

2. (Naut. ) Etym: [From Sound to fathom. ] (a ) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained. (b ) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural. (c ) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom. Sounding lead, the plummet at the end of a sounding line. -- Sounding line, a line having a plummet at the end, used in making soundings. -- Sounding post (Mus. ), a small post in a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument, set under the bridge as a support, for propagating the sounds to the body of the instrument; -- called also sound post. -- Sounding rod (Naut. ), a rod used to ascertain the depth of water in a ship's hold. -- In soundings, within the eighty-fathom line. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

 

SOUNDING BALLOON

SOUNDING BALLOON Sound "ing bal *loon ".

 

Defn: An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or aëronautic purposes.

 

SOUNDING-BOARD

SOUNDING-BOARD Sound "ing-board `, n.

 

1. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.

 

2. A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.

 

3. pl.

 

Defn: See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise.

 

SOUNDLESS

SOUNDLESS Sound "less, a.

 

Defn: Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable. Shak.

 

SOUNDLESS

SOUNDLESS Sound "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no sound; noiseless; silent. -- Sound "less *ly, adv. -- Sound "less *ness, n.

 

SOUNDLY

SOUNDLY Sound "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a sound manner.

 

SOUNDNESS

SOUNDNESS Sound "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc. ; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of faith.

 

Syn. -- Firmness; strength; solidity; healthiness; truth; rectitude.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sound

Sound |sound saʊnd | (the Sound ) another name for Øresund.

 

sound

sound 1 |sound saʊnd | ▶noun 1 vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear: light travels faster than sound. • a group of vibrations of this kind; a thing that can be heard: she heard the sound of voices in the hall | don't make a sound. • the area or distance within which something can be heard: we were always within sound of the train whistles. 2 (also musical sound ) sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations, as opposed to noise. • short for speech sound. 3 music, speech, and sound effects when recorded, used to accompany a film or video production, or broadcast: [ as modifier ] : a sound studio. • broadcasting by radio as distinct from television. • the distinctive quality of the music of a particular composer or performer or of the sound produced by a particular musical instrument: the sound of the Beatles. • (sounds ) informal music, esp. popular music: sounds of the sixties. 4 the ideas or impressions conveyed by words: you've had a hard day, by the sound of it . ▶verb 1 emit or cause to emit sound: [ no obj. ] : a loud buzzer sounded | [ with obj. ] : she sounded the horn. • [ with obj. ] give an audible signal to indicate (something ): a different bell begins to sound midnight. • [ with obj. ] express or convey (a warning ): pharmaceutical companies are sounding the alarm about counterfeit drugs. • [ with obj. ] test (the lungs or another body cavity ) by noting the sound they produce: the doctor sounded her chest. 2 [ no obj. ] convey a specified impression when heard: [ with complement ] : he sounded worried. • (of something or someone that has been described to one ) convey a specified impression: it sounds as though you really do believe that | [ with complement ] : the house sounds lovely. PHRASAL VERBS sound off express one's opinions in a loud or forceful manner. DERIVATIVES sound less adjective, sound less ly adverb, sound less ness noun ORIGIN Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun ), suner (verb ), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th cent.

 

sound

sound 2 |saʊnd sound | ▶adjective 1 in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased: they returned safe and sound | he was not of sound mind. • based on reason, sense, or judgment: sound advice for healthy living | the scientific content is sound. • competent, reliable, or holding acceptable views: he's a bit stuffy, but he's very sound on his law. • financially secure: she could get her business on a sound footing for the first time. 2 (of sleep ) deep and undisturbed. • (of a person ) tending to sleep deeply: I am a sound sleeper. 3 severe: such people should be given a sound thrashing. ▶adverb soundly: he was sound asleep. DERIVATIVES sound ly adverb, sound ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English gesund; related to Dutch gezond and German gesund .

 

sound

sound 3 |saʊnd sound | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] ascertain (the depth of water ), typically by means of a line or pole or using sound echoes. • Medicine examine (a person's bladder or other internal cavity ) with a long surgical probe. 2 [ with obj. ] question (someone ), typically in a cautious or discreet way, as to their opinions or feelings on a subject: we'll sound out our representatives first. • inquire into (someone's opinions of feelings ) in this way: officials arrived to sound out public opinion at meetings in factories. 3 [ no obj. ] (esp. of a whale ) dive down steeply to a great depth. ▶noun a long surgical probe, typically with a curved, blunt end. DERIVATIVES sound er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French sonder, based on Latin sub- ‘below ’ + unda ‘wave. ’

 

sound

sound 4 |saʊnd sound | ▶noun a narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or connecting two wider areas of water such as two seas or a sea and a lake. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait ’; related to swim .

 

soundalike

sound a like |ˈsoundəˌlīk ˈsaʊndəˌlaɪk | ▶noun a person or thing that closely resembles another in sound, esp. someone whose voice or style of speaking or singing is very similar to that of a famous person.

 

sound barrier

sound bar ri er |ˈsaʊn (d ) ˌbɛriər | ▶noun (the sound barrier ) the increased drag, reduced controllability, and other effects that occur when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound, formerly regarded as an obstacle to supersonic flight.

 

sound bite

sound bite |saʊnd baɪt | ▶noun a short extract from a recorded interview, chosen for its pungency or appropriateness.

 

soundboard

sound board |ˈsoun (d )ˌbôrd ˈsaʊndbɔrd |(also sounding board ) ▶noun a thin sheet of wood over which the strings of a piano or similar instrument are positioned to increase the sound produced.

 

sound box

sound box (also soundbox |ˈsoun (d )ˌbäks |) ▶noun the hollow chamber that forms the body of a stringed musical instrument and provides resonance.

 

sound card

sound card |ˈsaʊnd ˌkɑrd | ▶noun a device that can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.

 

sound check

sound check (also soundcheck |ˈsoun (d )ˌCHek |) ▶noun a test of sound equipment before a musical performance or recording to check that the desired sound is being produced.

 

soundclash

sound |clash ▶noun 1 a head-to-head competition between DJs. 2 a piece of popular music that features a mixture or clash of very different styles.

 

sound conditioner

sound con di tion er ▶noun a device designed to mask or block out undesirable sounds by generating white noise or some other continuous, unobtrusive sound.

 

sound effect

sound ef fect |ˈsaʊnd əˌfɛkt | ▶noun a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, movie, or other broadcast production: the play used sound effects of galley oars and blood-curdling yells.

 

sound engineer

sound en gi neer |saʊnd ˌɛnʤəˈnɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a technician dealing with acoustics for a broadcast or musical performance.

 

Soundex

Sound ex |ˈsoundeks ˈsaʊndɛks | ▶noun Computing a phonetic coding system intended to suppress spelling variations, used esp. to encode surnames for the linkage of medical and other records. ORIGIN 1950s: from sound 1 + the arbitrary ending -ex .

 

sound hole

sound hole ▶noun an aperture in the belly of a stringed instrument.

 

sounding

sound ing 1 |ˈsoundiNG ˈsaʊndɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action or process of measuring the depth of the sea or other body of water. • a measurement taken by sounding. • the determination of any physical property at a depth in the sea or at a height in the atmosphere. • (soundings ) archaic the area of sea close to the shore that is shallow enough for the bottom to be reached by means of a sounding line. 2 (soundings ) information or evidence ascertained as a preliminary step before deciding on a course of action: he's been taking soundings about the possibility of moving his offices.

 

sounding

sound ing 2 |ˈsaʊndɪŋ ˈsoundiNG | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] archaic giving forth sound, esp. loud or resonant sound: he went in with a sounding plunge. • having an imposing sound but little substance: the orator has been apt to deal in sounding commonplaces.

 

sounding board

sound ing board |ˈsaʊndɪŋ ˌbɔ (ə )rd | ▶noun 1 a board or screen placed over or behind a pulpit or stage to reflect a speaker's voice forward. • another term for soundboard. 2 a person or group whose reactions to suggested ideas are used as a test of their validity or likely success before they are made public: I considered him mainly as a sounding board for my impressions. • a channel through which ideas are disseminated.

 

sounding line

sound ing line ▶noun a weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat.

 

sounding rod

sound ing rod ▶noun a rod used to measure the depth of water under a boat or in a ship's hold or other container.

 

sound post

sound post ▶noun a small wooden rod wedged between the front and back surfaces of a violin or similar instrument and modifying its vibrations.

 

sound pressure

sound pres sure ▶noun Physics the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in the presence of a sound wave and the static pressure of the medium.

 

soundproof

sound proof |ˈsoun (d )ˌpro͞of ˈsaʊn (d )ˌpruf | ▶adjective preventing, or constructed of material that prevents, the passage of sound: there was a soundproof, state-of-the-art recording studio. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (a room or building ) resistant to the passage of sound. DERIVATIVES sound proof ing noun

 

soundscape

sound scape |ˈsoun (d )ˌskāp ˈsaʊndskeɪp | ▶noun a piece of music considered in terms of its component sounds: his lush keyboard soundscapes. • the sounds heard in a particular location, considered as a whole: institutions concerned with the world soundscape as an ecologically balanced entity.

 

sound shift

sound shift |saʊnd ʃɪft | ▶noun Linguistics a systematic change in the pronunciation of a set of speech sounds as a language evolves.

 

sound spectrograph

sound spec tro graph ▶noun an instrument for analyzing sound into its frequency components.

 

soundstage

sound stage |ˈsoun (d )ˌstāj ˈsaʊndsteɪʤ |(also sound stage ) ▶noun an area of a movie studio with acoustic properties suitable for the recording of sound, typically used to record dialogue.

 

sound symbolism

sound sym bol ism ▶noun the partial representation of the sense of a word by its sound, as in bang, fizz, and slide . See also onomatopoeia.

 

sound system

sound sys tem |ˈsaʊnd ˌsɪstəm | ▶noun a set of equipment for the reproduction and amplification of sound.

 

soundtrack

sound track |ˈsoun (d )ˌtrak ˈsaʊn (d )ˌtræk | ▶noun a recording of the musical accompaniment to a movie: she has requested a collaboration for the soundtrack to her forthcoming movie. • a strip on the edge of a film on which the sound component is recorded. ▶verb [ with obj. ] provide (a movie ) with a soundtrack: it is soundtracked by the great Ennio Morricone.

 

sound wave

sound wave |ˈsaʊn (d ) ˌweɪv | ▶noun Physics a wave of compression and rarefaction, by which sound is propagated in an elastic medium such as air.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sound

sound 1 |saʊnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear: light travels faster than sound. • [ count noun ] a thing that can be heard: she heard the sound of voices in the hall | don't make a sound. • the area or distance within which something can be heard: we were always within sound of the train whistles. 2 (also musical sound ) sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations, as opposed to noise. 3 music, speech, and sound effects when recorded and used to accompany a film, video, or broadcast: [ as modifier ] : a sound studio. • broadcasting by radio as distinct from television. • the distinctive quality of the music of a particular composer or performer or of the sound produced by a particular instrument: the sound of the Beatles. • (sounds ) informal popular music: sounds of the Sixties. 4 [ in sing. ] an idea or impression conveyed by words: you've had a hard day, by the sound of it . ▶verb 1 emit or cause to emit sound: [ no obj. ] : a loud buzzer sounded | [ with obj. ] : she sounded the horn. • [ with obj. ] give an audible signal to indicate (something ): a different bell begins to sound midnight. • [ with obj. ] express or convey (a warning ): pharmaceutical companies are sounding the alarm about counterfeit drugs. • [ with obj. ] pronounce: sound the rhymes clearly. • [ with obj. ] test (the lungs or another body cavity ) by noting the sound they produce: the doctor sounded her chest. 2 [ no obj. ] convey a specified impression when heard: [ with complement ] : he sounded worried. • (of something or someone that has been described to one ) convey a specified impression: it sounds as though you really do believe that | [ with complement ] : the house sounds lovely. PHRASAL VERBS sound off express one's opinions in a loud or forceful manner: Pietro started sounding off to the press. DERIVATIVES soundless adjective, soundlessly adverb, soundlessness noun ORIGIN Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun ), suner (verb ), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th cent.

 

sound

sound 2 |saʊnd | ▶adjective 1 in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased: they returned safe and sound | he was not of sound mind. • financially secure: she could get her business on a sound footing for the first time. • Brit. informal excellent: He ate his lasagne with relish. ‘It's sound, this. ’. 2 based on valid reason or good judgement: sound advice for healthy living | the scientific content is sound. • competent, reliable, or holding acceptable views: he's very sound on his law. 3 (of sleep ) deep and undisturbed. • (of a person ) tending to sleep deeply. 4 (of a beating ) severe: such people should be given a sound thrashing. ▶adverb soundly: he was sound asleep. DERIVATIVES soundly adverb, soundness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English gesund, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gezond and German gesund .

 

sound

sound 3 |saʊnd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 ascertain (the depth of water in the sea, a lake, or a river ), typically by means of a line or pole or using sound echoes. • find the depth of water in (a ship's hold ). 2 question (someone ) discreetly or cautiously so as to ascertain their opinions on a subject: we'll sound out parliament first. • inquire into (someone's opinions ) discreetly or cautiously: officials arrived to sound out public opinion at meetings in factories. 3 Medicine examine (a person's bladder or other internal cavity ) with a long surgical probe. 4 [ no obj. ] (especially of a whale ) dive down steeply to a great depth. ▶noun a long surgical probe, typically with a curved, blunt end. DERIVATIVES sounder noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French sonder, based on Latin sub- ‘below ’ + unda ‘wave ’.

 

sound

sound 4 |saʊnd | ▶noun a narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or connecting two wider areas of water such as two seas or a sea and a lake. • ( the Sound ) another name for Øresund. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait ’; related to swim .

 

soundalike

sound |alike |ˈsaʊndəlʌɪk | ▶noun a person or thing that closely resembles another in sound, especially someone whose voice or style of speaking or singing is very similar to that of a famous person.

 

sound barrier

sound bar |rier ▶noun (the sound barrier ) the increased drag, reduced controllability, and other effects which occur when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound, formerly regarded as an obstacle to supersonic flight.

 

sound bite

sound bite ▶noun a short extract from a recorded interview or speech, chosen for its succinctness or concision.

 

soundboard

soundboard |ˈsaʊn (d )bɔːd |(also sounding board |ˈsaʊn (d )bɔːd |) ▶noun a thin sheet of wood over which the strings of a piano or similar instrument are positioned to increase the sound produced.

 

soundbox

sound |box |ˈsaʊn (d )bɒks | ▶noun the hollow chamber forming the body of a stringed musical instrument and providing resonance.

 

sound card

sound card ▶noun a device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.

 

soundcheck

sound |check |ˈsaʊn (d )tʃɛk | ▶noun a test of sound equipment before a musical performance or recording to check that the desired sound is being produced.

 

soundclash

sound |clash ▶noun 1 a head-to-head competition between DJs. 2 a piece of popular music that features a mixture or clash of very different styles.

 

sound conditioner

sound conditioner ▶noun a device designed to mask or block out undesirable sounds by generating white noise or some other continuous, unobtrusive sound.

 

sound effect

sound ef ¦fect ▶noun a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, film, or other broadcast production.

 

sound engineer

sound en ¦gin |eer ▶noun a technician dealing with acoustics for a broadcast or musical performance.

 

Soundex

Sound ex |ˈsoundeks ˈsaʊndɛks | ▶noun Computing a phonetic coding system intended to suppress spelling variations, used esp. to encode surnames for the linkage of medical and other records. ORIGIN 1950s: from sound 1 + the arbitrary ending -ex .

 

soundhole

sound |hole |ˈsaʊndhəʊl | ▶noun an aperture in the belly of a stringed instrument.

 

sounding

sounding 1 |ˈsaʊndɪŋ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action of measuring the depth of a body of water. • a measurement taken by sounding. • the determination of any physical property at a depth in the sea or at a height in the atmosphere. • (soundings ) archaic the area of sea close to the shore which is shallow enough for the bottom to be reached by means of a sounding line. 2 (soundings ) information or evidence ascertained as a preliminary step before taking action: he took soundings about the possibility of moving offices.

 

sounding

sounding 2 |ˈsaʊndɪŋ | ▶adjective archaic giving forth sound, especially loud or resonant sound: he went in with a sounding plunge. • having an imposing sound but little substance: the orator has been apt to deal in sounding commonplaces.

 

sounding board

sound |ing board ▶noun 1 a board or screen placed over or behind a pulpit or stage to reflect a speaker's voice forward. • another term for soundboard. 2 a person or group whose reactions to suggested ideas are used as a test of their validity or likely success before they are made public. • a channel through which ideas are disseminated.

 

sounding line

sound |ing line ▶noun a weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat.

 

sounding rod

sound |ing rod ▶noun a rod used to measure the depth of water under a boat or in a ship's hold or other container.

 

sound post

sound post ▶noun a small wooden rod wedged between the front and back surfaces of a violin or similar instrument and modifying its vibrations.

 

sound pressure

sound pres |sure ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in the presence of a sound wave and the static pressure of the medium.

 

soundproof

sound |proof |ˈsaʊn (d )pruːf | ▶adjective preventing, or constructed of material that prevents, the passage of sound. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (a room or building ) resistant to the passage of sound.

 

soundscape

sound |scape |ˈsaʊndskeɪp | ▶noun a piece of music considered in terms of its component sounds: his lush keyboard soundscapes.

 

sound shift

sound shift ▶noun Linguistics a systematic change in the pronunciation of a set of speech sounds as a language evolves.

 

sound spectrograph

sound spec ¦tro |graph ▶noun an instrument for analysing sound into its frequency components.

 

sound stage

sound stage ▶noun an area of a film studio with acoustic properties suitable for the recording of sound, typically used to record dialogue.

 

sound symbolism

sound sym ¦bol |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] the partial representation of the sense of a word by its sound, as in bang, fizz, and slide . See also onomatopoeia.

 

sound system

sound sys ¦tem ▶noun a set of equipment for the reproduction and amplification of sound.

 

soundtrack

sound |track |ˈsaʊn (d )trak | ▶noun a recording of the musical accompaniment of a film. • a strip on the edge of a film on which the sound component is recorded. ▶verb [ with obj. ] provide (a film ) with a soundtrack: it is soundtracked by the great Ennio Morricone.

 

sound wave

sound wave ▶noun Physics a wave of compression and rarefaction, by which sound is propagated in an elastic medium such as air.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sound

sound 1 noun 1 the sound of the car: noise, note; din, racket, row, hubbub; resonance, reverberation. ANTONYMS silence. 2 she did not make a sound: utterance, cry, word, noise, peep. 3 the sound of the flute: music, tone, notes. 4 I don't like the sound of that: idea, thought, concept, prospect, description. ▶verb 1 the buzzer sounded: make a noise, resonate, resound, reverberate, go off, blare; ring, chime, peal. 2 drivers must sound their horns: blow, blast, toot, blare; operate, set off; ring. 3 do you sound the “h ”? pronounce, verbalize, voice, enunciate, articulate, vocalize, say. 4 she sounded a warning: utter, voice, deliver, express, speak, announce, pronounce. 5 it sounds like a crazy idea: appear, look (like ), seem, strike someone as being, give every indication of being, come across as. WORD LINKS acoustic, sonic, aural relating to sound Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

sound

sound 2 adjective 1 your heart is sound: healthy, in good condition, in good shape, fit, hale and hearty, in fine fettle; undamaged, unimpaired. ANTONYMS unhealthy. 2 a sound building: well-built, solid, substantial, strong, sturdy, durable, stable, intact, unimpaired. ANTONYMS unsafe, flimsy. 3 sound advice: well-founded, valid, reasonable, logical, weighty, authoritative, reliable, well-grounded. 4 a sound judge of character: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, fair; good, sensible, wise, judicious, sagacious, shrewd, perceptive. ANTONYMS unreliable. 5 financially sound: solvent, debt-free, in the black, in credit, creditworthy, secure, solid. ANTONYMS insolvent, light. 6 a sound sleep: deep, undisturbed, uninterrupted, untroubled, peaceful. ANTONYMS light.

 

sound

sound 3 verb sound the depth of the river: measure, gauge, determine, test, investigate, survey, plumb, fathom, probe. PHRASES sound out if you'll just sound them out, you might learn something useful: investigate, test, check, examine, probe, research, look into; canvass, survey, poll, question, interview, sample; informal pump.

 

sound

sound 4 noun an oil spill in the sound: channel, (sea ) passage, strait (s ), narrows, waterway; inlet, arm (of the sea ), fjord, creek, bay; estuary.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sound

sound 1 noun 1 she heard the sound of the car driving away: noise, note, din, racket, row, bang, report, hubbub, resonance, reverberation. ANTONYMS silence. 2 the sound of the flute: music, tones, note, chord. 3 they do not like the sound of her plans: idea, thought, concept, impression, prospect, description. 4 the cemetery nestled beneath the cliffs, within sound of the sea: hearing distance, hearing, distance, earshot, range. ▶verb 1 the buzzer sounded: go (off ), resonate, resound, reverberate, blow, blare; ring, chime, peal, toll, ding, clang. 2 engine drivers must sound their whistle: operate, set off; play, blow, blast, toot, blare; ring, chime, peal, toll, ding, clang; literary wind. 3 do you sound the ‘h ’ in ‘Doha ’? pronounce, verbalize, voice, enunciate, articulate, vocalize, say; rare enounce. 4 a Labour backbencher sounded a warning: utter, express, voice, speak, pronounce, declare, announce, deliver, put into words, intone. 5 it sounds a crazy idea: appear to be, appear, look, look to be, look like, seem, seem to be, have the appearance /air of being, give /create the impression of being, strike someone as being, give every indication of being. 6 you sound as though you really believe that: appear, look, seem; give /create the impression that, strike someone that, give every indication that; informal look like. PHRASES sound off he sounds off on the human costs of offshoring: speak at length, talk at length, speak, talk, go on, hold forth; declaim, discourse, spout, expatiate, pontificate, orate, preach, sermonize; lecture, harangue, fulminate, rant; informal spiel, speechify, preachify, drone on; rare perorate. WORD LINKS sound acoustic, sonic, aural, audio relating to sound audio- related prefix, as in audiovisual sono- related prefix, as in sonogram acoustiphobia fear of sound Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

sound

sound 2 adjective 1 your heart is as sound as a young man's | he was not of sound mind: healthy, in good condition, toned, fit, physically fit, hale and hearty, in good shape, in fine fettle, in trim, disease-free, undamaged, uninjured, unimpaired. ANTONYMS unhealthy. 2 it is a very sound building: well built, solid, well constructed, substantial, strong, sturdy, stout, durable, stable, intact, whole, undamaged, unimpaired. ANTONYMS unsafe, flimsy. 3 that is very sound advice: well founded, well grounded, valid, reasonable, logical, solid, weighty, authoritative, convincing, cogent, plausible, credible, reliable. ANTONYMS unsound. 4 a sound judge of character: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, fair; good, sensible, intelligent, wise, judicious, sagacious, astute, shrewd, perceptive, percipient. ANTONYMS unreliable. 5 the company is financially sound: solvent, able to pay its debts, debt-free, not in debt, out of debt, in the black, in funds, in credit, creditworthy, of good financial standing, solid, secure; rare unindebted. ANTONYMS insolvent, in debt; bankrupt. 6 a sound sleep: deep, undisturbed, unbroken, uninterrupted, untroubled, peaceful. ANTONYMS shallow, light, broken, fitful. 7 such people should be given a sound thrashing: thorough, proper, real, regular, complete, total, veritable, without reserve, unqualified, out-and-out, thoroughgoing, downright, absolute, drastic, severe; informal damn, right, royal, right royal; Austral. /NZ informal fair. ANTONYMS slight. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD sound, valid, cogent See valid . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

sound

sound 3 verb he was sounding the depth of the river with a pole: measure, gauge, determine, test, investigate, survey, take a reading of, plumb, fathom, probe. PHRASES sound someone out 1 he sounded people out and found the responses favourable: canvass, test the opinions of, survey, poll, question, interview, sample; test the water, see how the land lies; informal pump. 2 officials arrived to sound out public opinion: investigate, test, check, examine, probe, carry out an investigation of, conduct a survey of, research, research into, carry out research into, explore, look into, canvass, elicit.

 

sound

sound 4 noun he cast off and headed back across the sound: channel, (sea ) passage, strait (s ), neck, narrows, waterway, stretch of water; inlet, branch, arm (of the sea ), fjord, creek, bay, voe; estuary, firth.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sound

Sound Substantiv, maskulin , der |saʊnd |der Sound; Genitiv: des Sounds, Plural: die Sounds englisch sound, eigentlich = Schall < mittelenglisch soun < (alt )französisch son < lateinisch sonus = Schall charakteristischer Klang, charakteristische Klangfarbe ein weicher, harter Sound | ich habe die Gruppe sofort am Sound erkannt | figurativ die Anlage hat einen hervorragenden Sound (Klang ) | figurativ Rockmusik im Sound (musikalischen Stil ) der 70er -Jahre

 

Soundcheck

Sound check Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈsaʊnd …|der Soundcheck; Genitiv: des Soundchecks, Plural: die Soundchecks englisch soundcheck, aus: sound (Sound ) und check = Kontrolle das Ausprobieren der für ein Konzert aufgebauten, angeschlossenen und eingestellten Verstärkeranlage zur Überprüfung des Klangs unter den gegebenen akustischen Bedingungen

 

Soundchip

Sound chip Substantiv, maskulin , der Mikrochip, der der Wiedergabe von Tönen bei Computern dient

 

Soundkarte

Sound kar te Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |ˈsaʊnd …|englisch sound card, aus sound (Sound ) und card = (Steck )karte spezielle Steckkarte, die der Wiedergabe von Tönen bei Computern dient

 

soundso

so und so Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |s o undso |Adjektiv; nachgestellt steht anstelle einer genaueren Bezeichnung, eines Namens, eines Zahlworts o. Ä., deren Nennung im gegebenen Zusammenhang nicht wichtig erscheinen oder die aus anderem Grunde nicht mitgeteilt werden Hausnummer, Paragraf soundso | Familienstand, Staatsangehörigkeit soundso

 

soundso

so und so Adverb umgangssprachlich |s o undso |Adverb; vorangestellt von einer Art und Weise, deren Beschreibung im gegebenen Zusammenhang nicht wichtig erscheint oder die aus anderem Grunde nicht benannt wird meist in mündlicher Rede wenn etwas soundso groß, lang, breit ist, soundso viel kostet, dann … | ich habe ihm soundso oft (schon sehr oft ) gesagt, er soll pünktlich kommen

 

Soundso

So und so Eigenname |S o undso |für einen unbekannten oder aus anderem Grunde nicht genannten Namen, besonders Familiennamen, eingesetztes Element ich sollte mich bei einer Frau Soundso melden

 

soundsovielmal

so und so viel mal Zahlwort |s o undsovielm a l |

 

soundsovielte

so und so vielte, so und so vielter so und so vieltes Adjektiv umgangssprachlich soundsovielter soundsovieltes |s o undsov ie lte s o undsov ie lter s o undsov ie ltes |Ordinalzahl steht anstelle einer genauen Zahl, die im Zusammenhang nicht wichtig erscheint oder die aus anderem Grunde nicht mitgeteilt wird am soundsovielten Januar

 

Soundtrack

Sound track Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |ˈsaʊndtrɛk |der Soundtrack; Genitiv: des Soundtracks, Plural: die Soundtracks englisch soundtrack, eigentlich = Tonspur a Zusammenstellung der für einen Film eingespielten oder zusammengestellten Musikaufnahmen (auf CD o. Ä.) den Soundtrack zu dem Film gibt es zu kaufen b Filmmusik

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sound

sound 1 /saʊnd /〖語源は 「ラテン語sonus (音 )」; 16世紀, 語尾にdがついた 〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 C 音 , 音響 ; 物音 ; U 音波 ▸ We could hear the sound of breaking glass .ガラスを割る音が聞こえた ▸ make a clicking [buzzing ] sound カチカチ [ブンブン ]という音を立てる ▸ Not a sound was heard .物音ひとつ聞こえなかった ▸ Don't make a sound . The baby is sleeping .音を立てないで . 赤ん坊が眠っているから 2 U (テレビ ラジオなどの )音声 ; 〖the ～〗音量 (volume )▸ Could you turn down [up ] the sound ?音量を小さく [大きく ]してもらえませんか 3 C U 〖通例単数形で 〗(ある歌手 グループなどに特有の )サウンド ; ｟英 くだけて ｠〖～s 〗(CDなどの )音楽 ▸ the Beatles' sound ビートルズのサウンド 4 C 〖単数形で 〗(言葉 手紙などが人に与える )印象 , 調子 , 響き ▸ by [from ] the sound of it [things ]聞いた感じでは, 話からすると ▸ She hasn't arrived yet? I don't like the sound of that .彼女はまだ着いてないって . それはどうも気がかり [心配 ]だ ▸ Beth has an intelligent sound .ベスは知的な印象を与える 5 U ｟英 ｠聞こえる範囲 ▸ within (the ) sound of the sea 波の音の聞こえる所に 6 C 〘音声 〙音 （おん ）, 音声 ▸ a vowel [consonant ] sound 母 [子 ]音 7 U C 騒音 , 騒ぎ , ざわめき .like the s ó und of one's ò wn v ó ice ｟けなして ｠(人の話を聞かず )話したいだけ話す, おしゃべり好きである .動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〖sound C /＋副詞 〗Cに聞こえる , 響く ; (聞いてみると 読んでみると )Cのように思われる , Cらしい (!Cは 形容詞 ,｟主に英 ｠名詞 ; 副詞 は ｟くだけて ｠like句 節, ｟かたく ｠as if [though ]節, 前置詞句 ) ▸ I must have sounded so stupid to her .彼女には僕はばかなことを言っているように聞こえたに違いない ▸ His warning sounded like a threat .彼の警告は脅迫のように聞こえた ▸ She made it sound like the question is easy, but it isn't .彼女の口ぶりだとやさしい問題のように聞こえたが, 実際はそうではない ▸ It sounds as if he is talking to me in Greek .彼はギリシャ語で僕に話しかけているように聞こえる ; 彼が何を話しているのかさっぱりわからない (!It sounds as if … では直説法を従えるのが普通 ) ▸ She sounds in a good mood today .今日は彼女は機嫌が良いようだ ▸ That sounds a good idea .｟主に英 ｠それは名案のようだ ▸ How does that sound ?(提案などに対して )どう思いますか コミュニケーション A: How about dinner tonight? 今晩夕食でもどう .B: That sounds good (to me ). それはいいね .❢｟くだけた話 ｠では主語を省略したSounds good. もよく用いられる .2 〈鐘などが 〉鳴る , 響く ▸ The bell sounded ending the fight .試合の終了を告げるベルが鳴った ▸ A horn sounded in the street .クラクションが通りで響いた 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈ベル らっぱなど 〉を鳴らす , …の音を立てる ▸ sound an alarm 警報を鳴らす ▸ Sound your horn to warn the walkers .歩行者に警告するためにクラクションを鳴らしなさい 2 …を (音で )知らせる ; 〈警告など 〉を発する ▸ sound a warning 警告を発する ▸ The clock sounded noon .時計は正午を知らせた ▸ sound a note of caution about how to use genetic engineering 遺伝子工学の利用法に関する警鐘を鳴らす 3 〖通例be ～ed 〗〘音声 〙〈文字が 〉発音される ▸ The ‘b ’ in ‘limb ’ is not sounded .‘limb ’の ‘b ’は発音されない ▸ sound each syllable 各音節を発音する 4 ｟かたく ｠〈レールなど 〉をたたいて (異常を )調べる ; 〈胸など 〉を聴診する .s ò und ó ff 1 ｟くだけて けなして ｠ «…について » (怒って )大声でまくしたてる «about , on » .2 ｟米 ｠〘軍 〙(点呼などで )名前 [番号 ]を大声で言う ; (起床 消灯などの )合図のらっぱを吹く .s ò und A ó ff [ó ff A ] «…について /…のことで » A 〈人 〉に打診する «about /for » .～́ barr ì er 〖the ～〗音速障壁 ▸ break the sound barrier 音速を超える .～́ b ì te サウンドバイト 〘ニュース番組で放送される, 政治家 著名人などによる発言の抜粋部分 〙.～́ b ò x (楽器の )共鳴箱 ; (蓄音機の )音響再生装置 .～́ c à rd 〘コンピュ 〙サウンドカード 〘パソコンで音源を扱うための拡張カード 〙.～́ ch è ck 音響チェック .～́ eff è cts 〖複数扱い 〗音響効果 .～́ engin è er 音響技師 .～́ poll ù tion 騒音公害 .～́ sh ì ft 〘言 〙音推移 .～̀ sp é ctrograph 音声分析装置 .～̀ st á ge (映画録音用 )防音スタジオ .～́ s ỳ stem 大型音響システム .～́ w à ve 〖通例 ～s 〗〘物理 〙音波 .

 

sound

sound 2 /saʊnd /〖語源は 「古い英語でgesund (健康な )」; 後にgeが落ちた 〗形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈言動 考え 根拠などが 〉 (合理的で )確かな , 適切な , 正しい , 正当性のある , 信頼できる ▸ sound advice [decisions ]適切な助言 [決断 ]▸ The plan is financially [politically ] sound .その計画は財政 [政治 ]的にまっとうだ 2 ｟主に英 ｠〈人が 〉 «…について » (判断が正しく )しっかりした «on » ; ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉頼りになる ▸ Tom is absolutely sound on religion .トムは宗教について実にしっかりした考えを持っている 3 〈物が 〉 (まったく )いたんでいない ; 〈建物 機械などが 〉しっかりした , 丈夫な ▸ The house is structurally sound .その家の構造はしっかりしている 4 〈会社などが 〉 (財務 経営の )堅実な , 健全な , 安定した ▸ The company has sound management .その会社は堅実な経営をしている 5 〈人 肉体 精神などが 〉健全な , 健康な (!病気やけがなどがなく完全な健康状態であることをさす ) ▸ A sound mind in a sound body .｟ことわざ ｠健全な身体に健全な精神 (が宿らんことを )▸ The crew's body is sound .乗組員は (けがひとつなく )健康だ 6 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗深くて安らかな , 十分な 〈眠りなど 〉▸ fall into [have, be in ] a sound sleep 深い眠りに落ちる [ぐっすり眠る ]7 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗完全な , 完璧 （かんぺき ）な 〈知識など 〉▸ a sound knowledge [grasp ] of English grammar 英文法についてのしっかりした知識 [理解力 ]8 〈体罰などが 〉厳しい , 徹底した .副詞 ぐっすりと [すやすやと , 十分に ]〈眠って 〉▸ He was [fell ] sound asleep .彼はぐっすりと眠った

 

sound

sound 3 動詞 他動詞 (測鉛で )〈海 水底など 〉の深さを測る, 〈水底など 〉を調査する, (気球などで )〈大気 〉を観測する .自動詞 1 水深を測る .2 〈測鉛が 〉水底に達する .3 〈クジラなどが 〉水底に潜る .s ò und A ó ut [ó ut A ]A 〈人 〉に «…について » どう考えているか打診する «about , on » ▸ My boss sounded me out about moving to Hokkaido .上司が北海道への転勤の打診をしてきた

 

sound

sound 4 名詞 C 海峡, 瀬戸, 入り江, 小さな湾 .

 

sounding

s ó und ing 1 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 音を立てる, 鳴り響く .2 えらそうに聞こえる, 大げさな .～́ b ò ard 1 (演壇上にある )反響板 ; 〘楽 〙共鳴板 .2 (反応 反響を知るために )テストされる人 ; 宣伝手段 .

 

sounding

sound ing 2 名詞 C U 1 〖～s 〗(ある問題に関する世論の慎重な )調査 ▸ take soundings 調査を行う 2 〖通例 ～s 〗(測鉛による )測深 .

 

soundless

s ó und less 形容詞 〈物 事が 〉静かな, 音のしない .～ly 副詞

 

soundly

sound ly /sáʊn (d )li /副詞 1 ぐっすりと ▸ sleep soundly 熟睡する 2 完全に 〈破れるなど 〉; 激しく 〈たたかれるなど 〉.3 しっかりと, 堅実に .

 

soundness

s ó und ness 名詞 U 頑強さ, 安全性 ; (財政などの )健全性 ; (判断などの )正当性, 正しさ ; (眠りが )深いこと .

 

soundproof

s ó und pr ò of 形容詞 防音の 〈部屋 壁など 〉.動詞 他動詞 …に防音設備を施す .

 

soundtrack

s ó und tr à ck 名詞 C 1 サウンドトラック盤 ; 映画音楽 .2 (映画フィルムなどの端にある )録音帯, サウンドトラック .