Gong



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 锣
• ［英］ n. 锣 ( metal disc that gives a resonant note
• ［例］ Do I hear the dinner gong

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Malay & Javanese, of imitative origin
• Date: circa 1590
• 1. a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer
• 2.
  • a. a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammer
  • b. a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock)
• 3. British medal
• ? gong intransitive verb

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