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

• From the chime in the spire, over the intersection of the aisles and nave, to the great bell of the front, he cherished a tenderness for them all.
  他对于交叉点上尖尖的钟楼里的那些钟和大门顶上那口大钟，都有一种温柔的感情。
• 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。
• 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。
• As a junior guy, I did not feel it was appropriate for me to chime in and clarify or correct the interpreter.
  作为一个低级别成员，我觉得自己不适合插嘴，去澄清或更正译员的错误。
• 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。
• Remind them, I said, and chime in.
  我说，提醒他们注意这一点，伺机插话。
• Facebook Inc. is likely to get a bunch of new friends on Wall Street on Wednesday, when about two dozen analysts will be free to chime in publicly on its prospects.
  本周三，二十余名分析师将自由表达对FacebookInc.公司前景的预期，Facebook很可能因此吸引到一些华尔街的新朋友。
• I hope somebody can chime in here and help me understand what's going on.
  我希望这里有人能告诉我这究竟是怎么一回事。
• 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。
• Chime in a dream.
  像梦里的一声钟。