chime in

英 [tʃaɪm ɪn]

美 [tʃaɪm ɪn]

紧跟着说; 紧接着说

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 紧跟着说;紧接着说
  If youchime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
  1. 'Why?' Pete asked impatiently. — 'Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. 'It seems like a good idea to me.'...
     “为什么？”皮特不耐烦地问。——“是啊，为什么呢？”鲍勃跟着问道，“我觉得这个主意不错啊。”
  2. At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations.
     听到这话，另外那些人中有几个开始加进来讲述他们对战前贫困生活的回忆。

英英释义

verb

• break into a conversation
  1. her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
  Synonym:cut input inbutt inchisel inbarge inbreak in

双语例句

• A lot is going on in this space and many of the pieces are still in motion, so if I missed something or you have new developments to note, please chime in on the Thinking XML discussion forum.
  该领域的许多方面仍在不断发展之中，许多工作仍然非常活跃，如果我遗漏了什么，或者您有什么新的想法，请参与ThinkingXML讨论论坛。
• Chime in a dream.
  像梦里的一声钟。
• When a birthday cake came out and "Happy Birthday" was sung for one of the family members, I couldn't help but chime in.
  在我旁边的一张桌子旁坐下了。生日蛋糕拿出来了，大家开始为一个家人唱“生日快乐”。这时，我禁不住一起哼了起来。
• Facebook Inc. is likely to get a bunch of new friends on Wall Street on Wednesday, when about two dozen analysts will be free to chime in publicly on its prospects.
  本周三，二十余名分析师将自由表达对FacebookInc.公司前景的预期，Facebook很可能因此吸引到一些华尔街的新朋友。
• She is such a pleasant girl that she can chime in with everyone else in her class.
  她是个让人愉悦的女孩，与班上所有人的关系都很融洽。
• The illustrations chime in perfectly with the text.
  插图跟正文配合得十分完美。
• How I should chime in with their manners! O for a soft and gentle wind!
  我多么应该和他们的风度东钟西应啊！
• In an ice pavilion where a sacred bell hung amid bright glassy pillars, I waited in line with others to swing a log against the metal for a stifled chime in the cold night.
  有一座冰的亭子，在明亮的玻璃柱之间悬挂着一口圣钟，我排队等着摆起圆木，在寒冷的夜里敲出一声闷响。
• If you chime in with a story of how your own dog died and how you were devastated so you know how they feel, the other person may feel that you're switching the topic back to you.
  如果你附和自己的狗是怎么死的故事以及你当时有多么地伤心，来说明你能够理解到他们的感受，他们可能会觉得你在把话题拉向自己。
• 'Why?' Pete asked impatiently. — 'Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. 'It seems like a good idea to me.'
  “为什么？”皮特不耐烦地问。——“是啊，为什么呢？”鲍勃跟着问道，“我觉得这个主意不错啊。”