the roo/is sound.房子需要修葺,不过屋顶还完好无损。 PTJ3 UNSOUND

                SLEEP.睡眠 4 [iisually before noun] deep and peaceful 酣 畅的;香的to have a sound night’s deep夜酣睡◊ to be a sound sieeper睡得很沉的人

                GOOD, BUT NOT EXCELLENT 良好 5 good and accuratebut .not excellent 不错的;实实在在的a sound piece / writing 篇不错的文章oa sound tennis payer颇具或 力的网球运动员

                PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT 体罚 6 severe 严厉的;重的to

give sb a sound beating 痛打某人一顿 ► sound-ness noun [U] soundness of judgement ^ij tl mzndaZ soundness 良好的财政状况◊ the soundness /the budding’s/oundations 建氣物地基的坚固see also soundly IR71 (as) sound as a 'bell {informal) in perfect condition&极佳;十分健康 fldv.asleep very deeply asleep (睡(睡得 > sound-alike /'saundalaik/ noun a person who sounds very similar to sb who is famous 声音很像名人的人 the 'sound barrier noun [sing.] the point at which an aircraft’s speed is the same as the speed of sound, causing reduced control, a very loud noise (called a sonic boom) and various other effects.音障;声障:to break the sound barrier (s= to travel faster than the speed of sound)突破音障(即超过音速运行>

'sound bite noun a short phrase or sentence taken from a longer speech, especially a speech made by a politician, that is considered to be particularly effective or appropriate (来自政治家讲话等命)摘引精句,片段 sound-box /'saundbDks; NAmE -ba:ks/ noun the hollow part of a musical instrument that has strings, for example a guitar or violin ' r弦乐器的)共鸣箱 'sound card noun {computing if) a device that can be put into a computer to allow the use of sound with multimedia software 声卡

sound-check /'saundtjek/ noun a process of checking that the equipment used for recording music, or for playing music at a concert, is working correctly and producing _sound of a good quality (对录音或音_设备

的)校音

'sound effect /iow/7 [usually pi.] a sound that is made artificially, for example the sound of the wind or a battle, and used in a film/movie, play, computer game, etc. to make it more realistic 音卩南 is'sound engineer noun a person who works in a recording or broadcasting studio and whose job is to control the levels and balance of sound 音响师 sound-ing /'saundiq/ noun 1 soundings [pi.] careful questions that are asked in order to find out peopled opinions about sth 意见调查;征询意见They wfH tafce soundings among party members.他们将在党员中间征 询意见◊ What do your soundings sho.vv?你的_畚结果 如何? 2 [C] a measurement that is made to find out how deep water is 7jc 深测量They took soundings dong the canaZ.他们洽运河鈿量了水深。

'sounding board noun a person or group of people that you discuss your ideas with before you make them known or reach a decision决策咨询人(或班子) sound-less /'saundlas/ adj. without making any sound; silent 充声如寂静: Her Zips parted in a sdundZess scream鈀籴开嘴想喊,但喊不声来' ►sound.less.ly adv.

sound-ly /'saundli/ adv. 1 if you sleep soundly, you sleep very well and very deeply 酣(睡);(睡彳辱 j

2                  in a way that is sensible or can be relied on 明智地; 苛靠地a soundZy based condusfon有充分依_的结论

3                  completely and thoroughly 完全,彻底 A: The team was soimdfy de/eated.这支‘一败*地。4 strongly; firmly 坚固地;牢.固地These houses are soundly built 这些i子盖得结或5 very well, but not in an excellent way不错地;很妗但并非异地He payed sount«y.他 在比赛中表现还不错6 (of physical punishment体罚) severely 严厉地:He was soundly beaten by his mother. 他让母亲狠揍了一顿。

sound-proof /'saundpruif/ (also sound-proofed) adj. made so that sound cannot pass through it or into it P® 音的a soundproof room 隔音室►■sound.proof verfc [VN]

'sound shift noun {linguistics a change in the way particular sounds in a language are pronounced over time语音演变;音变.

'sound stage noun a platform or a special area where sound can be recorded, for example for a film/movie •(,电影制作等的录音平台,录音场 'sound system noun equipment for playing recorded or live music and for maicing it louder _ 系统 sound-track /'saundtraek/ noun 1 all the music, speech and sounds that are recorded for a film/movie (电影 的)声迹,声带The soundtrack / ‘CasaWanca’ toofc weeks to edit.《卡萨布兰卡》的声带花了好几星期才剪 '辑好2 some of the music, and sometimes .some speech, from a film/movie or musical play that is recorded on tape or disc for people to buy 电影音乐磁 带丫或唱片);电影对白磁带或唱片):I’ve just bought the soundtmcfc / t/ie latest rarantino movie.我 刚实了塔伦蒂诺最新影片的音乐磁带。

'sound wave noun a vibration in the air, in water, etc. that we hear as sound 声波 SOlip /su:p/ noun, verb

noun [u, C] a liquid food made by boiling meat, vegetables, etc. in water, often eaten as the first course of a meal a bowl of soup —MW 0 chicken soup 鸡汤◊ (8r£) rirme<l/pacfcetsoups 罐装 / 袋装汤canned/packaged soups     a soup spoon/

pZate 汤匙/ picture o cutlery fBTOI from ,soup to ’nuts (AMm£/n/o/vrw/) from beginning to end 从头到 尾;完全;全部:She toZd me the vvhoZe story om soup to nute.她把事情的来龙去脉都告诉了我in the 'soup (/•n/o.m7fl/) in trouble 遇到麻烦:We’re aH in* the soup now. _们这下麻烦大了。

                verb rrrrnPl ,soup sth<-?'up {informal) to make changes to sth such as a car or computer, so that it is more powerful or exciting than before 通过改装,汽秦、.计算

机等)增强功能

soup-^on /'suipsDn; NAmE -'sain/ noun [sing.] (from French, sometimes humorous) a very small amount ^

fn一丁卓

'soup kitchen noun a place where people who have no money can get soup and other food free 施食处.(为穷

人免费提供食物)

spupy /su:pi/ £?办 1 similar to soup 汤似的;羹一般的: a soupy stew像汤一样的炖菜2of the air空气very damp and unpleasant 潮湿难忍的;阴湿的 3 emotional in a way that is exaggerated and em- barrassing过于伤感的;太多愁善感的 SOlir tH* /'saua(r)/ adj., verb

                adj. 1 having a taste like that of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat酸的;有酸味的sour apples酸苹果 ◊ a sour /favour 酸味 r«Tin sweet — see also sweet- and-sour o note at bitter 2 (especially of milk 牛奶.having an unpleasant taste or smeil because it is not ^resh 酸腐的® to tum/go sour 馊.戈 o note at bitter 3 (of people A) not cheerful; bad-tempered and unpleasant阴郁的;闷不乐的;没好气的a sour and disfHuswned woman心灰意冷、幻想破灰的女人'◊ a sour/ace 阴郁的脸色◊ rhe meeting ended on a sour note with several peopZe wdfcing out.几个人退席,会.议不欢 而散► sour-ly at/v.: 'Who asked you?> he said sourly.

问你了?他没好气地说。sour.ness nown [U] IT»!71 go/turn 'sour to stop being pleasant or working properly.'变环;恶化;出 4 病:Thir relationship soon went sour. ‘丨门的关系很快有了嫌隙sour 'grapes (saying) used to show that you think sb is jealous and is pretending that sth is not important 酸葡萄(表:示某人 表面贬低某事物,实则是嫉妒):He said he didn’t want the job anyway, but that's just sour grapes.

不想干这份工作,这不过是吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸而已。

verfc 1 (of relationshipsattitudespeopleetc.关系、'态 度、人等to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make sth do this (使)变 坏,恶化:.[V] The atmosphere at the house soured 屋子 里的气氛不分 ◊ [VN] 77ie disagreement over trade tan h5 soured reZarions between the two countries. ■贸 易关税上的分歧导致两国关系恶化2 [VVN] if milk