sound
US /saʊnd/
noun, verb Foundation · A2 Giải trí & truyền thông
Definition
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The sound system in the main hall needs to be repaired.
Word Family
NounNoun
sound gốc
sonant
sounder
VerbVerb
sound gốc
AdjectiveAdj
sound gốc
AdverbAdv
soundly
Synonyms
- noisesound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- tonethe quality of a person's voice
- seemgive a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Collocations
- Easy loud sounddescribing loud sound (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)
- Medium sound business adviceto sound business advice, meaning to appear in a certain way
- Hard sound financial footingto sound financial footing, meaning to appear in a certain way
- Very Hard sound the death knell forto sound the death knell for, meaning to appear in a certain way
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.