chime

チャイム、鐘

たたくと優しい澄んだ音が鳴る鐘や金属製の楽器。

やさしい英語で： A bell or metal instrument that gives a gentle ringing sound when struck.

• A wind chime hangs by the window.
• She played the chimes with two small beaters.
• The metal chime rang softly in the breeze.

よく使う表現： wind chime, metal chime, play a chime

チャイム、呼び鈴

機械の中にあり、鐘のような音で合図する小さな装置。

やさしい英語で： A small device inside another machine that makes a ringing sound as a signal.

• The doorbell chime is broken.
• An electronic chime is fitted inside the alarm.
• We replaced the chime near the front door.

類義語： bell, sounder

よく使う表現： doorbell chime, electronic chime, alarm chime

音管、鐘

音楽的な響きを出す一組の鐘や金属片のうちの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One bell or metal piece in a set that makes musical ringing sounds.

• One chime was missing from the set.
• She replaced the damaged chime with a new tube.
• Each chime produces a different note.

類義語： bell

よく使う表現： single chime, damaged chime, replace a chime

鳴る、響く

鐘のような澄んだ響きのある音を出す。

やさしい英語で： To make a clear ringing sound like a bell.

• The clock chimed twice.
• Church bells chime every Sunday morning.
• We heard the doorbell chime downstairs.

類義語： ring

よく使う表現： chime softly, chime at midnight, bells chime

一致する、合致する

あることと一致したり、よく調和したりする。

やさしい英語で： To agree with something or fit well with it.

• Her views chime with mine.
• Those findings chimed with our earlier results.
• Does this message chime with the company’s values?

使い方： chime with something (His account chimes with the evidence we found.)

類義語： agree, accord, correspond

反対語： conflict

よく使う表現： chime with something, chime together