一起开会
助理提醒大家手机静音
sound off your phone
结果在座的老外们面面相觑！
sound off ≠ 关掉声音！
sound = 声音【名词】
关掉声音
= turn the sound off
↓↓↓
sound = 发出声音【动词】
sound off
=大声说话；大声抱怨
惊不惊喜？意不意外？
年底谈升职加薪，老板让你sound off
你知道该怎么做了吧！
例句
Just sound off if you have a problem with that.
要是觉得有问题你就大声说出来。
sound out ≠ 放大声
sound = 发出声音【动词】
sound out
= 逐字逐句慢慢念
比如妈妈带着女儿念故事
She helped her daughter
sound out the words in the book.
她带着女儿慢慢念出书里的字。
正因为有说话慢的意思
sound out
的引申义
= 慢慢说来试探意图
例句
Try to sound the boss out before the meeting,
so we know what to prepare.
试探下老板开会要说啥，我们好准备下。
sleep soundly ≠ 睡觉动静大
sound = 状态好的【形容词】
老外朋友对你说
I slept soundly last night.
意思其实是
我昨晚睡的可好了
也可以说
be sound asleep
例句
He was sound asleep，so he didn't hear the footsteps.
他睡的太沉了，没听见脚步声。
as sound as a dollar是什么意思？
sound = 状态好的【形容词】
as sound as a dollar
= 相当牢固，可靠
可以用来表示
东西牢固；投资可靠之类
例句
This house is as sound as a dollar.
这房子很牢固。
This investment is as sound as a dollar.
这项投资十分可靠。
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