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resounding

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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re·sound·ing /rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/ adjective  1 resounding success/victory/defeat etc BIGa very great or complete success, victory etc 巨大的成功/胜利/失败等 The show was a resounding success. 这场演出极为成功。2 [only before noun]CLOUD/NOISY a resounding noise is so loud that it seems to continue for a few seconds 〔声音〕洪亮的,回响的 a resounding thud 砰的一声巨响see thesaurus at loudresoundingly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
resoundingThey were shattered by the sudden incursion of a resounding bass voice which broke into song.Her remarks were met with resounding cheers.This was the one resounding defeat of Charlemagne's campaigns, recorded in the ninth-century life of the king by Eginhard.The papers screamed superlatives, and La Scala, sulking after a resounding flop with Don Carlos, scowled and spat.The embassage had a trumpeter, and he blew a resounding flourish.The answer has to be a resounding no.There are times when they almost entirely break surface and re-enter the water with a resounding slap of their tails.By 1880 there were about a thousand hotels in the scheme which proved a resounding success.If it comes close to matching the Braehead competition, then it will be a resounding success.
re·sound·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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resounding
resounding /rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/ adjective
1. resounding success/victory/defeat etc a very great or complete success, victory etc:
    The show was a resounding success.
2. [only before noun] a resounding noise is so loud that it seems to continue for a few seconds:
    a resounding thud
—resoundingly adverb
     
THESAURUS
    loud making a lot of noise – used about sounds, voices, or music: a loud explosion | He was talking in a very loud voice. | The music was too loud.
    noisy making a lot of noise – used about people, machines, and places that annoy you: The traffic was so noisy. | noisy neighbours | a noisy bar
    rowdy rowdy people behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. A rowdy place such as a bar is full of noisy people, often behaving badly: rowdy football fans | a rowdy bar
    raucous /ˈrɔːkəs $ ˈrɒː-/ especially written unpleasantly loud – used about the excited sound of groups of people: raucous laughter | raucous crowds
    resounding [only before noun] used to describe a loud noise when something hits another thing, that seems to continue for a few seconds. Also used about people cheering or shouting loudly: The door hit the wall with a resounding crash. | a resounding cheer


re·sound·ingBrE /rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] very great 巨大的;令人瞩目的 SYN emphatic a resounding victory/win/defeat 巨大的胜利/成功/失败The evening was a resounding success. 晚会办得非常圆满。🔊🔊(of a sound 声音) very loud and continuing for a long time 响亮的;嘹亮的;回响的 SYN resonant re·sound·ing·ly BrE /rɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/ 🔊 adverb