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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

bell [bεl]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of church] 钟
  2. 2. noun (also: handbell) 摇铃
  3. 3. noun (on door) 门铃
    that rings a bell
    [inf] 那使人想起某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bell [bεl] [bel]
  1. 1. noun 铃；钟
    In Beijing there is a place where you can see the biggest bell ever made.
    在北京的一个地方有座史上最大的钟。
    I like the sound of the bells that wakes me up every morning.
    我喜欢每天早上叫我起床的那个铃声。
    The view was great. Everything was green and full of black and white cows with big bells around their necks.
    景色美极了，满眼都是绿色，随处可见脖子上系着大铃铛的奶牛。
  2. 2. noun 铃声，钟声
    He must be somewhere around here. I can't see him but his voice sounds clear as a bell.
    他一定就在这附近，虽然看不见他，但能很清晰地听到他的声音。
  3. 3. noun 铃（或钟）状物（如花、号角张口等）
    Be careful not to break that bell-jar.
    小心别把那个钟型罩给打碎了。
  4. 4. noun [music] [复数形态时]打击乐器
  5. 5. noun [navigation] 船上报时的钟，船钟，号钟，轮班钟
  6. 6. noun [navigation] 半小时期间
    At two bells the captain came on deck.
    二击钟时舰长来到了甲板上。
    At four bells we hove the log, and the boat was going eleven knots.
    四击钟时我们测了一下船速，船正以11节的速度前进。
  7. 7. noun [verbal] [复数形态时]喇叭裤
  8. 8. vt. 系铃于
  9. 9. vt. 使成铃（或钟）状
  10. 10. vi. 象铃般张开

Collins English-English Dictionary

bell [bεl]
  1. 1. n a hollow, usually metal, cup-shaped instrument that emits a musical ringing sound when struck, often by a clapper hanging inside it
  2. 2. n the sound made by such an instrument or device, as for showing the hours or marking the beginning or end of a period of time
  3. 3. n an electrical device that rings or buzzes as a signal
  4. 4. n the bowl-shaped termination of the tube of certain musical wind instruments, such as the trumpet or oboe
  5. 5. n any musical percussion instrument emitting a ringing tone, such as a glockenspiel, one of a set of hand bells, etc - Compare chime
  6. 6. n [nautical] a signal rung on a ship's bell to count the number of half-hour intervals during each of six four-hour watches reckoned from midnight. Thus, one bell may signify 12.30, 4.30, or 8.30 a.m. or p.m
  7. 7. n See diving bell
  8. 8. n [biology] a structure resembling a bell in shape, such as the corolla of certain flowers or the body of a jellyfish
  9. 9. n [Brit] [slang] a telephone call (esp in the phrase give someone a bell)
  10. 10. vb to be or cause to be shaped like a bell
  11. 11. vt. [tr] to attach a bell or bells to
  12. 12. vt. [Etymology] Old English belle; related to Old Norse bjalla, Middle Low German bell; see bell2
bell [bεl]
  1. 1. n a bellowing or baying cry, esp that of a hound or a male deer in rut
  2. 2. vb to utter (such a cry)
  3. 3. vb [Etymology] Old English bellan; related to Old Norse belja to bellow, Old High German bellan to roar, Sanskrit bhasate he talks; see bellow
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Examples

Bell alias Jones
贝尔又名琼斯 → alias
a loud bell
声音响亮的钟 → loud
He was watching television when the door bell rang.
门铃响的时候，他正在看电视。 → television
In Beijing there is a place where you can see the biggest bell ever made.
在北京的一个地方有座史上最大的钟。 → bell
I've been ringing your door bell for twenty minutes. Where were you?
我一直在按你的门铃，都按了20分钟了，你去哪儿了？
Today the church bells didn't ring because somebody cut the bell-pull yesterday night.
昨晚有人把钟绳弄断了，所以今天教堂的钟就没响。
Gina, when you hear this message give me a bell. I need to talk to you.
吉娜，听到留言后给我回个电话，我需要和你谈谈。
Be careful not to break that bell-jar.
小心别把那个钟型罩给打碎了。 → bell
He must be somewhere around here. I can't see him but his voice sounds clear as a bell.
他一定就在这附近，虽然看不见他，但能很清晰地听到他的声音。 → bell
Her name rings a bell but I can't remember where I read it before.
她的名字好像很熟，但我想不起在哪儿见到到过了。
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