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clack

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clack /klæk/ verb  [intransitive]SOUND to make a continuous short hard sound 啪啪作响,发出咔嗒声 the sound of high heels clacking across the courtyard 高跟鞋走过院子的嗒嗒声clack noun [singular] the clack of typewriters 打字机的嗒嗒声→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
clackThe keys clacked as she typed.
Origin clack (1200-1300) From the sound
clack verbChinese
Corpus short make hard sound a to continuous


clack
clack /klæk/ verb
 Date: 1200-1300
 Origin: From the sound
[intransitive] to make a continuous short hard sound:
    the sound of high heels clacking across the courtyard
—clack noun [singular]:
    the clack of typewriters


clackBrE /klæk/ 🔊NAmE /klæk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they clack BrE /klæk/ 🔊 NAmE /klæk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it clacks BrE /klæks/ 🔊 NAmE /klæks/ 🔊past simple clacked BrE /klækt/ 🔊 NAmE /klækt/ 🔊past participle clacked BrE /klækt/ 🔊 NAmE /klækt/ 🔊 -ing form clacking BrE /ˈklækɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈklækɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] if two hard objects clack, they make a short loud sound when they hit each other 发出啪嗒声;噼啪作响;使咔哒地响Her heels clacked on the marble floor. 她的鞋后跟在大理石地面上发出咔哒咔哒的响声。🔊🔊 clack noun [singular] the clack of high heels on the floor高跟鞋在地板上发出的咔咔声the clack of her knitting needles她的织针发出的吧嗒吧嗒声