reecho

Thân thiện

The sound of the bell reechoed through the quiet valley.

Definition

1. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To sound again, to be repeated as an echo. This refers to the phenomenon where a sound is reflected off a surface and heard again.
   • To produce a second or further echo; to echo repeatedly.

2. Verb (Transitive):

   • To repeat (a sound) back like an echo; to reflect (a sound) so it is heard again.
   • To send back or return (an echo) again.

Usage and Examples

• Intransitive Verb:

  • The sound of the gunshot reechoed through the canyon for several seconds. (The initial echo itself produced further, fainter repetitions of the sound.)
  • Her laughter reechoed in the empty hall. (The laughter echoed more than once within the space.)

• Transitive Verb:

  • The high cliff walls reechoed the climber's call. (The walls reflected the call, creating multiple echoes.)
  • The cave seemed to reecho every whisper we made. (The cave repeated every whisper back to us, likely more than once.)

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: The verb can be used figuratively to describe ideas, feelings, or events that are repeated or reverberate mentally or socially.
  • The leader's words reechoed in the minds of the people long after the speech. (The words were mentally recalled or had a lasting impact, similar to a repeated sound.)
  • The scandal's effects reechoed through the industry for years. (The consequences repeated or continued to be felt over a long period.)

Variants and Related Words

• Echo (v/n): The core word. As a verb: to be repeated as a sound; to repeat a sound. As a noun: the reflected sound itself.
• Reverberate (v): To be repeated several times as an echo; to resound. Often implies a fuller, rolling sound.
• Resound (v): To be filled with sound; to echo loudly.

Synonyms

• Reverberate
• Resound
• Ring out again

Antonyms

• Absorb (sound)
• Muffle
• Silence

Notes on Meaning

The prefix "re-" in reecho emphasizes the action happening again or repeatedly. While "echo" can describe a single reflection of sound, reecho often implies either a second distinct echo or a series of diminishing echoes. It stresses the repetitive nature of the sound reflection.

Học thuật

Verb

1. repeat back like an echo
2. repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
3. echo repeatedly, echo again and again