chime in

英 [tʃaɪm ɪn]

美 [tʃaɪm ɪn]

紧跟着说; 紧接着说

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 紧跟着说;紧接着说
  If youchime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
  1. 'Why?' Pete asked impatiently. — 'Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. 'It seems like a good idea to me.'...
     “为什么？”皮特不耐烦地问。——“是啊，为什么呢？”鲍勃跟着问道，“我觉得这个主意不错啊。”
  2. At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations.
     听到这话，另外那些人中有几个开始加进来讲述他们对战前贫困生活的回忆。

英英释义

verb

• break into a conversation
  1. her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
  Synonym:cut input inbutt inchisel inbarge inbreak in

双语例句

• She is such a pleasant girl that she can chime in with everyone else in her class.
  她是个让人愉悦的女孩，与班上所有人的关系都很融洽。
• When a birthday cake came out and "Happy Birthday" was sung for one of the family members, I couldn't help but chime in.
  在我旁边的一张桌子旁坐下了。生日蛋糕拿出来了，大家开始为一个家人唱“生日快乐”。这时，我禁不住一起哼了起来。
• These let him chime in on all the issues of the day.
  所有这些都是他能对目前所有的问题发表意见。
• What you have just said does not quite chime in with our views.
  你刚才说的跟我们的见解不很一致。
• Chime in a dream.
  像梦里的一声钟。
• 'Why?' Pete asked impatiently. — 'Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. 'It seems like a good idea to me.'
  “为什么？”皮特不耐烦地问。——“是啊，为什么呢？”鲍勃跟着问道，“我觉得这个主意不错啊。”
• The agent and the auditor with ulterior motives are chime in easily, and agree with each other on the audit collusion.
  动机不纯容易使代理人和审计人员一拍即合，达成审计合谋的共识。
• He is always ready to chime in with his opinion.
  他老是要打断别人的谈话发表自己的看法。
• As a junior guy, I did not feel it was appropriate for me to chime in and clarify or correct the interpreter.
  作为一个低级别成员，我觉得自己不适合插嘴，去澄清或更正译员的错误。
• I hope somebody can chime in here and help me understand what's going on.
  我希望这里有人能告诉我这究竟是怎么一回事。