chord

英 [kɔːd]

美 [kɔːrd]

n.  和弦; 和音; 弦
vt.  和谐一致; [音乐]在一件乐器上演奏和弦上…的弦; 调和; 弹奏

复数：chords　现在分词：chording　过去式：chorded　第三人称单数：chords　过去分词：chorded　

CET6TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.5783 / COCA.7270

习惯用语

n.

strike/touch a chord (with sb)
• 引起同情（或共鸣）
  to say or do sth that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
• The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.
  讲演者显然已引起了听众的共鸣。

牛津词典

noun

• 和弦；和音
  two or more notes played together
• 弦
  a straight line that joins two points on a curve

柯林斯词典

• See also:...the opening chords of 'Stairway to Heaven'.vocal cords
• PHRASE 激起共鸣;触动心弦
  If somethingstrikes a chord withyou, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
  1. Mr Jenkins' arguments for stability struck a chord with Europe's two most powerful politicians...
     詹金斯先生关于稳定的论点引起了欧洲两位最有影响的政治家的共鸣。
  2. Burke's sentiments undoubtedly struck a responsive chord in Parliament.
     伯克的观点无疑引起了议会的积极回应。

英英释义

noun

• a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
• a straight line connecting two points on a curve

verb

• bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
  Synonym:harmonizeharmonise
• play chords on (a string instrument)

双语例句

• Said she strikes the right chord with him or something.
  据说她和他对上眼了。
• He used the higher notes of a chord as a melody line and made other changes.
  他运用更高音调的和弦音作为旋律线并做了其它的修改。
• It's a chord of the circle.
  它是这个圆的一条弦。
• The formulas below tell which notes of the major scale are used to create a chord.
  以下的公式告诉我们在大调里的哪一些音符对应哪一个和弦。
• You just have to hit the right chord at the right time.
  你只是在准确的时间敲响了准确的音符。
• You just played the most beautiful chord ever.
  你刚演奏了一个最美的和弦。
• You touched some chord of emotion or sense of responsibility that they have to respond to.
  你触动了他们的心弦或激发了他们的责任感而使他们不得不响应。
• Mr Jenkins 'arguments for stability struck a chord with Europe's two most powerful politicians
  詹金斯先生关于稳定的论点引起了欧洲两位最有影响的政治家的共鸣。
• Chord System Based on Network Topology and Heterogeneity of Nodes
  基于网络拓扑和节点异构的Chord系统
• It awakens no chord of sympathy in us.
  它激不起我们的同情。