Bell

(noun.) a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.

(noun.) the flared opening of a tubular device.

(noun.) the sound of a bell being struck; 'saved by the bell'; 'she heard the distant toll of church bells'.

(noun.) United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922).

(noun.) English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961).

(noun.) a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905).

(noun.) the shape of a bell.

(noun.) (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m..

(verb.) attach a bell to; 'bell cows'.

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• Mr. Bell quite startled me when he said, some idea of the kind--' 'Mr. Bell! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The Bell Company fought alone against the Western Union, and it was a struggle of giants. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• But--Mr. Bell--have you come from Oxford or from Milton? 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The sign Bell out of order is usually due to the fact that the battery is either temporarily or permanently exhausted. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• With its sharp clear bell it strikes three quarters after seven and ticks on again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It was as if from some aerial belfry, high up above the stir and jar of the earth, there was a bell continually tolling, 'All are shadows! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• As he was returning the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell rang for the servants' dinner; he knew what it was. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• As soon as the current flows, the coils become magnetic and attract the soft iron armature, drawing it forward and causing the clapper to strike the bell. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Do you mind touching the bell? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• How Tom, genius-like, struck out new paths, and, relinquishing the old names of the letters, called U _bell_ and P _bottle_. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Yes, there was a sound of bells at the door below, a cry from Hannah, and then Laurie's voice saying in a joyful whisper, Girls, she's come! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Diving bells have been made of various forms, more especially in that of a bell or hollow truncated cone, with the smaller end closed, and the larger one, which is placed lowermost, open. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The church-bells were going for a week-day service; they suggested a word of affectionate remonstrance on my part. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Listen and you'll hear all the bells in the city jangling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The bells were still ringing when he got to Lowick, and he went into the curate's pew before any one else arrived there. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Here you saw the sweet azure of blue-bells, and recognized in pearl-white blossoms, spangling the grass, a humble type of some starlit spot in space. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• All the bells of Sabbath were ringing, and she followed them until she came to the Foundling Church, into which she went. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• When you hear them eight bells you'll find her just about ten minutes short of her score sure. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Every Christmas Day he presented himself, as a profound novelty, with exactly the same words, and carrying the two bottles like dumb-bells. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• He saw the clump of coloured bells, and the tree-like, tiny branch: also her hands, with their over-fine, over-sensitive skin. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Her eye caught on a bee entering a deep-belled flower: when that bee flew forth with his spoil she would begin--that should be the sign. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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