ping

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ping1 /pɪŋ/ noun [countable]  SOUNDa short high ringing sound 砰，乒；当 The microwave goes ping when the food’s ready. 食物煮好以后，微波炉会发出叮的一声。

Examples from the Corpus

ping• Ixora batted the ring from his hand, and it fell with a ping into the surrounding flowerbed.• Doubtless a sort of graphite derivative, it should ensure that tuning stays smooth and ping free.• The navigation computer pings like a ready microwave.• Of what use to the mosquito, one may ask, is its ping?• Little pops and sizzles, and the occasional ping.• It missed mostly; when it did score a hit there was a screaming ping and no more.

Related topics: Computers

ping2 verb  1. [intransitive]SOUND to make a short high ringing sound 发出砰[当]的一声2  [transitive] informal to send an email to someone, telephone them etc 给某人发邮件/打电话等 We'll ping you with confirmation of your booking. 我们会发电子邮件确认您的订单。3. [transitive] to send a message to a computer, usually in order to find out if a connection is working 向计算机发送指令〔以检测网络连接〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

ping• The man from Forensic arrives, his steel heel-caps pinging across the tarmac.• Noise was muted, telephones pinging daintily against the artificial air.• I was rescued momentarily by the first drops of rain, pinging on the tin roof above us.From Longman Business Dictionarypingping /pɪŋ/ verb [transitive]COMPUTING1to send a signal in order to find out if another computer is connected to a network or the Internet2informal to send a message to someone by computerIf you see any major problems with this, ping me.→ See Verb tableOrigin ping1 (1700-1800) From the sound

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ping¹ /pɪŋ/ noun [countable]a short high ringing sound:
    The microwave goes ping when the food’s ready.

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ping² verb
1. [intransitive] to make a short high ringing sound
2. [transitive] informal to send an email to someone, telephone them etc:
    We'll ping you with confirmation of your booking.
3. [transitive] to send a message to a computer, usually in order to find out if a connection is working