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

• 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。
• 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。
• I hope somebody can chime in here and help me understand what's going on.
  我希望这里有人能告诉我这究竟是怎么一回事。
• The man's will was to do right, sure enough, but his heart did not chime in.
  这个人是想正经的，这是毫无问题的，可是他的心却不听话。
• Remind them, I said, and chime in.
  我说，提醒他们注意这一点，伺机插话。
• The illustrations chime in perfectly with the text.
  插图跟正文配合得十分完美。
• So a lot of you asked for me to chime in on the Kauffman study.
  因此，很多读者问我，考夫曼的报告是否让我心有戚戚。
• From the chime in the spire, over the intersection of the aisles and nave, to the great bell of the front, he cherished a tenderness for them all.
  他对于交叉点上尖尖的钟楼里的那些钟和大门顶上那口大钟，都有一种温柔的感情。
• Our dark side also tends to chime in and we exhibit some schadenfreude when the more pompous leaders in a field are snubbed and some of us also salaciously look forward to another Nobel scandal.
  我们黑暗的一面也趋于附和，当一个领域中自以为是的带头人落选时我们表现出幸灾乐祸，并且我们中的一些人也不怀好意的望向另一个诺贝尔奖丑闻。
• These let him chime in on all the issues of the day.
  所有这些都是他能对目前所有的问题发表意见。