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

• So a lot of you asked for me to chime in on the Kauffman study.
  因此，很多读者问我，考夫曼的报告是否让我心有戚戚。
• When another passenger and an airline stewardess chime in, they gradually realize this is not a coincidence but is rather premeditated revenge.
  随后，另一名乘客和一位空姐也加入了聊天。他们渐渐意识到这并非巧合，而是一场蓄谋已久的复仇。
• The illustrations chime in perfectly with the text.
  插图跟正文配合得十分完美。
• This is also the time for interested developers to chime in and help with some key decisions, such as choice of hosting and license
  同时，这也是感兴趣的开发人员参与讨论并辅助关键决策的最好时机，例如参与到主机服务和许可证的选择上
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The man's will was to do right, sure enough, but his heart did not chime in.
  这个人是想正经的，这是毫无问题的，可是他的心却不听话。
• I'm taking a brief hiatus from this series to allow other contributors an opportunity to chime in with their areas of expertise.
  我在此系列中做个简短的中断，让别人能加入分享他们各自领域的专业经验。
• 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。