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To tell everyone your opinions loudly and at length, usually complaining, usually without being asked. It is not a kind word — when you say someone is 'sounding off about again', you are a little tired of them. It takes ABOUT or ON for the topic: 'sound off about the government.'
大發議論、發牢騷、高談闊論
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sound offverb
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informalTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.
- I'm sick of his sounding off about how he thinks this country should be run!
- I would give anything to be at the hearing so that I could really sound off about this attempt to cram another liquor license into Jamaica Plain. I say kill it today.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsCommand instructing a person to speak up or acknowledge something.
- Hartman: […] Do you maggots understand that? Recruits: Sir, yes, sir! Hartman: Bullshit! I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair. Recruits: SIR, YES, SIR!
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governmentmilitarypoliticsCommand instructing a person to confirm that they are present or that some other objective has been met.
- Cyclops: […] X-men… Sound off … Man 1: Iceman, sounding off!Man 2: Fireman, sounding off! Man 3: Clothing-Man, sounding off! Man 4: Ability-to-Hop-Man, here!
- Tagon: Sound off! Brad, do you have the Ambassador? Brad: Check! Tagon: Schlock, do you have our money? Schlock: Check! Tagon: Are we still being pursued? Creeth Soldiers: Check!
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。