echo
verb
noun
ˈekəʊ
verb
1
if
a
sound
echoes,
you
hear
it
again
because
it
was
made
near
something
such
as
a
wall
or
hill
〔声音〕回响,发出回声
I
The
sound
of
an
engine
echoed
back
from
the
thick
forest.
从茂密的森林里传来引擎的回声。
[+
through/round
]
He
could
hear
eerie
noises
echoing
through
the
corridors.
他可以听见恐怖的噪音在走廊里回荡。
2
if
a
place
echoes,
it
is
filled
with
sounds
that
are
repeated
or
are
similar
to
each
other
〔场所〕充满回声
I
[+
with
]
The
house
echoed
with
the
sound
of
children’s
voices.
屋子里回荡着孩子们的说话声。
3
to
repeat
what
someone
else
has
just
said
[文] 重复〔别人的话〕
T | literary
‘You
bet,’
she
said,
echoing
his
words.
“当然啦。”她重复着他的话。
4
to
repeat
an
idea
or
opinion
because
you
agree
with
it
附和〔别人的观点〕
T
The
article
simply
echoed
the
NRA’s
arguments
against
gun
control.
这篇文章只是附和了全国步枪协会反对枪支管控的观点。
noun
5
a
sound
that
you
hear
again
after
a
loud
noise,
because
it
was
made
near
something
such
as
a
wall
回声,回音
Her
scream
was
followed
by
a
loud
echo.
她的尖叫声过后是响亮的回声。
6
something
that
is
very
similar
to
something
that
has
happened
or
been
said
before
十分相似的东西,如出一辙的事物
[+
of
]
The
article
contains
echoes
of
an
earlier
report.
这篇文章与先前的一篇报道如出一辙。
This
idea
finds
an
echo
in
many
African
countries.
这种观念在许多非洲国家中十分普遍。