bell /bel/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
• (n.) the sound of a bell being struck
• (n.) (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00…

Chinese translation

• n. 铃, 钟
• [计] 响铃命令

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/bel/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 4.59 · Rare

Word forms

belled, belling, bells

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