chime in

英 [tʃaɪm ɪn]

美 [tʃaɪm ɪn]

紧跟着说; 紧接着说

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 紧跟着说;紧接着说
  If youchime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
  1. 'Why?' Pete asked impatiently. — 'Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. 'It seems like a good idea to me.'...
     “为什么？”皮特不耐烦地问。——“是啊，为什么呢？”鲍勃跟着问道，“我觉得这个主意不错啊。”
  2. At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations.
     听到这话，另外那些人中有几个开始加进来讲述他们对战前贫困生活的回忆。

英英释义

verb

• break into a conversation
  1. her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
  Synonym:cut input inbutt inchisel inbarge inbreak in

双语例句

• So a lot of you asked for me to chime in on the Kauffman study.
  因此，很多读者问我，考夫曼的报告是否让我心有戚戚。
• Chime in a dream.
  像梦里的一声钟。
• The artist's illustrations chime in perfectly with the text Literature and art were deeply respected in the Archer set.
  该艺术家的插图与正文非常协调。文学艺术在阿切尔家族深受重视。
• In an ice pavilion where a sacred bell hung amid bright glassy pillars, I waited in line with others to swing a log against the metal for a stifled chime in the cold night.
  有一座冰的亭子，在明亮的玻璃柱之间悬挂着一口圣钟，我排队等着摆起圆木，在寒冷的夜里敲出一声闷响。
• If you chime in with a story of how your own dog died and how you were devastated so you know how they feel, the other person may feel that you're switching the topic back to you.
  如果你附和自己的狗是怎么死的故事以及你当时有多么地伤心，来说明你能够理解到他们的感受，他们可能会觉得你在把话题拉向自己。
• I'm taking a brief hiatus from this series to allow other contributors an opportunity to chime in with their areas of expertise.
  我在此系列中做个简短的中断，让别人能加入分享他们各自领域的专业经验。
• She is such a pleasant girl that she can chime in with everyone else in her class.
  她是个让人愉悦的女孩，与班上所有人的关系都很融洽。
• The agent and the auditor with ulterior motives are chime in easily, and agree with each other on the audit collusion.
  动机不纯容易使代理人和审计人员一拍即合，达成审计合谋的共识。
• These let him chime in on all the issues of the day.
  所有这些都是他能对目前所有的问题发表意见。
• How I should chime in with their manners! O for a soft and gentle wind!
  我多么应该和他们的风度东钟西应啊！