twang

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++twang1 /twæŋ/ noun [countable usually singular]  1  SPEAK A LANGUAGEa quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth 鼻音；口音 a nasal twang 鼻音 Her voice had a slight Australian twang. 她说话带点澳大利亚味儿。2. SOUNDa quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go 拨弦声

Examples from the Corpus

twang• Not a snap or a twang, but the hamstring had gone for the second time in successive matches.• The wire parted with a twang.• That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.• a high-pitched Midwestern twang• Cameron wanted to give him a computer, but Alexia prevailed and soon the house was full of twangs and scales again.• Mulcahey heard the twang of banjos, a chorus of voices.• Whether Southern drawl or Mid-West twang, it was all the same to me.twang2 verb [intransitive, transitive]  SOUNDif you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go （使）发出拨弦声；（使）发出嘣的一声 She twanged the guitar strings. 她拨弄吉他弦，发出嘣嘣声。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

twang• The slightest movement caused them to twang and reverberate through the silent apartment.Origin twang (1500-1600) From the sound

twang1 nountwang2 verbChinese  

quality speaks, in a way the someone Corpus

twang

I

twang¹ /twæŋ/ noun [countable usually singular]1. a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth:
    a nasal twang
    Her voice had a slight Australian twang.
2. a quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go

II

twang² verb [intransitive and transitive]
if you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go:
    She twanged the guitar strings.