din
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++din1 /dɪn/ noun [singular] 1 LOUD/NOISYa loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time 〔持久的〕嘈杂声,喧闹声din of The din of the engines was deafening. 引擎的噪声震耳欲聋。above the din Ged was trying to make himself heard above the din. 格德试图让人们在嘈杂的声音中听到他说的话。
Examples from the Corpus
din• Their combined din, after a few hours, got to be annoying.• It was a harrowing din, a cascade of furious voices merged into a single pulsating shout.• The Doctor was left to wave his arms and shout; he could not be heard above the din.• I shouted to make myself heard above the din.• It feels awkward to be voicing our most personal pain above the din of the airport.• We couldn't hear ourselves talk above the din of the crowd.• The fans were out of their minds, and the din was deafening.• Insert an addictive drug into the system and the din from the second messengers becomes deafening.• The hall resounded with the din of thirty children scraping violins, banging drums and singing loudly.• The din in the hall stilled.above the din• But it is a case that can not be heard above the din of bombs and bullets.• The Doctor was left to wave his arms and shout; he could not be heard above the din.• In a room full of shouting people, you have to yell to be heard above the din.• Away in the far comer a three piece band was manfully trying to make itself heard above the din.• It feels awkward to be voicing our most personal pain above the din of the airport.din2 verb (dinned, dinning) 1 din something into somebody phrasal verb LEARNto make someone learn and remember something by saying it to them many times 再三叮嘱,反复教导 Respect for our elders was dinned into us at school. 在学校里我们被反复教导要尊敬长者。→ See Verb tableOrigin din1 Old English dynenoise long for time unpleasant a a continues Corpus that loud
din
din1 /dɪn/
noun [singular]
din of
The din of the engines was deafening.
above the din
Ged was trying to make himself heard above the din.
▪ noise a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one: Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas. | Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
▪racket/din a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din: I wish those kids would stop making such a racket. | I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd. | the din of battle
▪row British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time: the deafening row of the loudspeakers
▪roar a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind: She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her. | the roar of the waves breaking on the beach | the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
▪hubbub especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place: It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets. | His voice rose above the hubbub.
▪commotion especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting: There was a big commotion going on outside the building. | He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
▪clamour British English, clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time: They heard the clamour of angry voices. | the clamor of the rain on the roof | the clamour of typewriters | the clamour of the birds
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verb (past tense and past participle dinned, present participle dinning)
din something into somebody phrasal verb
to make someone learn and remember something by saying it to them many times:
Respect for our elders was dinned into us at school.
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noun [singular] Language: Old English
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a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long timeOrigin: dyne
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verb (past tense and past participle dinned, present participle dinning)din something into somebody phrasal verb
to make someone learn and remember something by saying it to them many times: