loud

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If a noise is loud, the level of sound is very high and it can be easily heard. Someone or something that is loud produces a lot of noise. 大聲的; 吵鬧的
Suddenly there was a loud bang. 突然砰地一聲響。
His voice became harsh and loud. 他的聲音變得又尖又響。
2. ADV Loud is also an adverb. 大聲地; 吵鬧地[ADV after v]
She wonders whether Paul's hearing is OK because he turns the television up very loud. 她懷疑保羅的聽力有問題，因為他把電視機的音量調(diào)得很大。
3. loudlyADV 大聲地; 吵鬧地[ADV with v]
His footsteps echoed loudly in the tiled hall. 他的腳步聲響亮地回蕩在鋪著瓷磚的大廳里。
4. ADJ If you describe something, especially a piece of clothing, as loud, you dislike it because it has very bright colours or very large, bold patterns which look unpleasant. (尤指衣服) 花哨的[表不滿]
He liked to shock with his gold chains and loud clothes. 他喜歡戴金鏈子，穿花哨衣服，以此制造轟動。
5. PHRASE If you say or read something out loud, you say it or read it so that it can be heard, rather than just thinking it. 出聲地
Even Ford, who seldom smiled, laughed out loud a few times. 即使是平時不茍言笑的福特也好幾次笑出了聲。