blare
blare — 動詞
- blarepresent simple I / you / we / they
- blareshe / she / it
- blaredpast simple
- blaring-ing form
1. When a horn, alarm, radio, or similar device blares, it makes a very loud, harsh
發出刺耳聲
發出很大又刺耳的聲音，令人不悅
When a horn, alarm, radio, or similar device blares, it makes a very loud, harsh sound that is unpleasant to hear and often continues for a while.
A car horn blared behind Mira as she waited at the traffic light.
Mira 在等紅綠燈時，背後突然響起刺耳的汽車喇叭聲。
blared behind [location] — preposition showing where the sound came from
The fire alarm blared through the school corridors, and everyone hurried outside.
火災警報響徹學校走廊，所有人都急忙跑到外面。
Trumpets blared from the stadium speakers when the home team scored a goal.
主隊進球時，體育館的擴音器響起震耳的小號聲。
Tariq's phone alarm blared at six in the morning, waking up the whole house.
Tariq 的手機鬧鐘清晨六點大聲作響，把全家人都吵醒了。
Loud hip-hop music blared from the apartment next door until well after midnight.
隔壁大聲播放嘻哈音樂，直到深夜仍不停止。
文法句型
blare
blare + noun (music / news / song)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a device, vehicle, or instrument (horn, alarm, radio, speaker), not a person. When used transitively, the object is the sound or content produced: 'The radio blared rock music.' Intransitive use is more common.
常見錯誤
blare — 名詞
1. A very loud, harsh, and usually unpleasant sound that continues for a while, esp
刺耳聲
很大且刺耳的聲音
A very loud, harsh, and usually unpleasant sound that continues for a while, especially from a horn, alarm, or loud music.
The blare of car horns outside the stadium made it hard to hear anything.
體育館外的汽車喇叭聲震耳欲聾，讓人什麼都聽不清楚。
the blare of [source] — noun + of + source pattern
Mira covered her ears to block out the blare of the ambulance siren.
Mira 捂住耳朵，想擋住救護車的刺耳警笛聲。
The sudden blare of music from the nightclub woke the neighbors.
夜店突然傳出震耳的音樂聲，把鄰居都吵醒了。
Even from three blocks away, the blare of the festival speakers was deafening.
即使隔了三個街區，音樂節喇叭的轟鳴聲仍然震耳欲聾。
After the blare of the fire alarm finally stopped, the building fell silent.
火災警報器的刺耳聲終於停止後，整棟大樓陷入一片寂靜。
用法筆記
Often used with 'of' to specify the source: 'the blare of horns / sirens / music.' Commonly uncountable when referring to a general loud noise rather than a specific instance.