N-COUNT 回声;回响 An echo is a sound which is caused by a noise being reflected off a surface such as a wall.
He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice. 他只听见了自己的回音。
VERB (声音)发出回响 If a sound echoes, it is reflected off a surface and can be heard again after the original sound has stopped.
His feet echoed on the bare board floor... 他的脚步声在没铺地毯的木地板上发出回响。
The bang came suddenly, echoing across the buildings, shattering glass. 突如其来的一声巨响在建筑物间回荡着,震碎了玻璃。
VERB 发出回声;产生回响 In a place that echoes, a sound is reflected off a surface, and is repeated after the original sound has stopped.
The room echoed... 屋子里回荡着声音。
The corridor echoed with the barking of a dozen dogs. 十来只狗的叫声在走廊里回响。
...the bare stone floors and the echoing hall. 光秃秃的石头地面和有回音的大厅
VERB 重复;附和 If you echo someone's words, you repeat them or express agreement with their attitude or opinion.
Many phrases in the last two chapters echo earlier passages... 最后两章中的很多说法是对前面段落的呼应。
Their views often echo each other... 他们常常你唱我和。
'That was a truly delicious piece of pork,' he said. 'Yes, wasn't it?' echoed Penelope. “那块猪肉真好吃,”他说。“没错,可不是么?”佩内洛普附和道。
N-COUNT (态度、观点或说法的)重复,附和 An echo is an expression of an attitude, opinion, or statement which has already been expressed.
I hear an echo of the thinking that got us into this mess in the first place... 我听到有人重提那个最先使我们陷入这一困境的想法。
Political attacks work only if they find an echo with voters. 政治攻击只有在选民中引起共鸣才会有作用。
N-COUNT 相似之处;再现 A detail or feature which reminds you of something else can be referred to as an echo .
The accident has echoes of past disasters. 那起事故仿佛是过去灾难的重现。
VERB 模仿;仿效 If one thing echoes another, the first is a copy of a particular detail or feature of the other.
Pinks and beiges were chosen to echo the colours of the ceiling. 选用了粉红色和米色,以跟从天花板的颜色。
VERB 讨论不休;持续影响 If something echoes, it continues to be discussed and remains important or influential in a particular situation or among a particular group of people.
The old fable continues to echo down the centuries. 这则古老的寓言流传了数个世纪。