Examples

敲了半天门没人答应。

I knocked again and again but there was no answer. → 答应

他鼓点子敲得又响亮又花哨。

He beat the drum loudly and with a lot of flourishes. → 花哨

轻轻敲了两下子

give a couple of raps (on sth.) → 两下子

钟刚敲过四点。

The clock has just struck four. → 敲

他提了工资，我们敲了他一顿饭。

His pay has been raised, so we made him treat us to a dinner. → 敲

锣鼓敲打得很热闹。

Drums and gongs were beating boisterously. → 敲打

这次事故给我们敲了警钟，今后必须严格制度。

The accident sounded a warning against a relaxation of the rules. → 敲警钟

他知道我们的秘密，就借此敲我们的竹杠。

He knows our secret and is holding it over us. → 敲竹杠

我敲了一阵门，里边没有人应声儿。

I knocked and knocked, but no one answered. → 应声

他被一阵急促的敲窗户声惊醒了。 → 敲

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