sounds

sound

• n.
  • the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

    "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

  • the subjective sensation of hearing something

    "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

    同义词：auditory sensation

  • mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

    "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

  • the sudden occurrence of an audible event

    "the sound awakened them"

  • the audible part of a transmitted signal

    同义词：audio

  • (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

    同义词：phonespeech sound

  • a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

    同义词：strait

  • a large ocean inlet or deep bay

    "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

• v.
  • appear in a certain way

    "This sounds interesting"

  • make a certain noise or sound

    同义词：go

  • give off a certain sound or sounds

    "This record sounds scratchy"

  • announce by means of a sound

    "sound the alarm"

  • utter with vibrating vocal chords

    同义词：voicevocalizevocalise

  • cause to sound

    "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

  • measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

    同义词：fathom

• adj.
  • financially secure and safe

    "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

  • exercising or showing good judgment

    "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

    同义词：healthyintelligentlevelheadedlevel-headed

  • in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay

    "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

  • in excellent physical condition

    "a sound mind in a sound body"

    同义词：good

  • logically valid

    "a sound argument"

    同义词：reasonedwell-grounded

  • having legal efficacy or force

    "a sound title to the property"

    同义词：legaleffectual

  • free from moral defect

    "a man of sound character"

  • (of sleep) deep and complete

    "a sound sleeper"

    同义词：heavyprofoundwakeless

  • thorough

    "a sound thrashing"