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。