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

• How I should chime in with their manners! O for a soft and gentle wind!
  我多么应该和他们的风度东钟西应啊！
• This is the person that'll chime in when you're having an argument about features and say," I'll go out, ask some customers, and we'll know by this evening. "
  这是将编钟在有关功能参数，当你说：“我会走出去的人，问一些客户，今天晚上我们就会知道。”
• 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。
• The agent and the auditor with ulterior motives are chime in easily, and agree with each other on the audit collusion.
  动机不纯容易使代理人和审计人员一拍即合，达成审计合谋的共识。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Facebook Inc. is likely to get a bunch of new friends on Wall Street on Wednesday, when about two dozen analysts will be free to chime in publicly on its prospects.
  本周三，二十余名分析师将自由表达对FacebookInc.公司前景的预期，Facebook很可能因此吸引到一些华尔街的新朋友。
• As a junior guy, I did not feel it was appropriate for me to chime in and clarify or correct the interpreter.
  作为一个低级别成员，我觉得自己不适合插嘴，去澄清或更正译员的错误。
• 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。