cacophony

英 [kəˈkɒfəni]

美 [kəˈkɑːfəni]

n.  刺耳的嘈杂声

GRE

BNC.20572 / COCA.16277

牛津词典

noun

• 刺耳的嘈杂声
  a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 刺耳嘈杂的声音;喧嚣的声音;嘈杂声
  You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as acacophony.
  1. All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices.
     周围人声嘈杂。

英英释义

noun

• loud confusing disagreeable sounds
• a loud harsh or strident noise
  Synonym:blareblaringclamordin

双语例句

• When the cacophony grew too much to bear, I remounted and pedalled furiously, banshees screaming past my ears, my feet assuming a clockwork of their own.
  当这种杂音变得无法忍受时，我重新上车猛蹬起来，爱尔兰女妖④在我耳边尖叫着，我的双脚犹如上了发条般自动进行着机械运动。
• Nature's symphonic world was drowned by man's industrial cacophony.
  大自然的和声世界被人类的工业噪音淹没了。
• Silence is the basic ingredient for entering into our intuitive mind and to resist the cacophony of meaningless noises outside.
  静默是进入到我们直觉的精神世界和抵御外界毫无意义的杂音的基本要素。
• Our meal came, and the cacophony continued.
  我们的饭菜上来了。那刺耳的声音仍在继续。
• Yet, in the cacophony of popular culture, quiet statements are often ignored or drowned out.
  如今平静的陈述仍常被流行文化的嘈杂所湮灭。
• If everyone can contribute, the possibility for cacophony is great.
  每个人都可以投稿，杂音的可能性很大。
• Chicago has its own version of this strategy in six police districts, but it has been all but ignored in the current cacophony.
  芝加哥的六个警区也有相应的策略，但在最近的纷纷扰扰中这些策略几乎被无视了。
• He talks to fortune about how mistakes can make great music and how to communicate, without speaking, over cacophony.
  他向《财富》杂志讲述了错误如何可以创造优美的音乐以及如何在一片嘈杂的声音中，无需说话即可进行沟通。
• And this kind of cacophony coming up from politicians is absolute madness.
  而这种来自于政策方面的是非常令人抓狂的。
• A girl's piercing scream dissolved into a cacophony of shouts and cries.
  一个女生刺耳的尖叫声与杂乱的喊声哭声夹杂混合在一起。