peal

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
    — Whether thoſe peales of praiſe be his or no.
  2. A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
  3. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. collective
    — Ingulphus, the chronicler of Croyland Abbey, mentions that a peal of seven bells was put up there in the tenth century, and that there was not such a harmonious peal in the whole of England; which implies that rings of bells were then common.
  4. The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.
动词 v.
  1. To sound with a peal or peals. intransitive
    — Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
  2. To utter or sound loudly. transitive
    — The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
  3. To assail with noise. transitive
    — Nor was his ear less pealed.
  4. To resound; to echo. intransitive
    — And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
  5. To appeal. obsolete
    — To A baron of chekker þay mun hit pele'.

词形变化

peals plural peals present,singular,third-person pealing participle,present pealed participle,past pealed past peals plural peel alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
dumb peal peal of bells thunderpeal outpeal peal out unpealed

词源

词源 1
From Middle English pele, peil, probably an apheretic variant of Middle English apel, appel, from Old French apel (“an appeal; pealing of bells”). Compare appeal.
词源 2
Uncertain.
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