Din



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.喧闹声, 嘈杂声
• ［英］ n.喧闹声, 嘈杂声 ( a loud continuous noise; clamor; uproar)
• ［类］ stench : nose / din : ear ( 恶臭刺激鼻子 / 喧闹刺激耳朵) 反义词: silence ( 安静) ; hush ( 寂静)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old Norse dynr din, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a loud continued noise; especially a welter of discordant sounds
• 2. a situation or condition resembling a din

II. verb (dinned; dinning)

• Date: before 12th century
• intransitive verb
  • to make a loud noise
• transitive verb
  • 1. to assail with loud continued noise
  • 2. to impress by insistent repetition — often used with into<lessons dinned into us as children>

III. abbreviation

• dinar

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