[C]钟,铃,电铃a round hollow metal object, usually open-ended which makes a ringing sound when struck, or an electrical instrument which makes a similar sound
[S]钟声,铃声the sound of a bell
[C]钟状物sth shaped like a bell, hollow and widening towards the end
I was roused by the sound of the bell this morning. 今天早晨，我被铃声唤醒。
I was too preoccupied to hear the bell. 当时我出神地想着心事，没有听见门铃响。
The church bell calls up my wedding day. 教堂的钟声使我想起了我结婚的那天。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
The young monk clangs the bell every morning. 年幼的和尚每天早晨当当地敲钟。
Lots of bell ringers were killed by lightning. 许多敲钟人被闪电击毙。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
The thief got flurried,thinking that it was too bad to have produced the crashiing sound which would himself on the bell,trying to muffle the crashing sound with his arms. 他心里一急，身子一下子扑到了钟上，张开双臂想捂住钟声，可钟声又怎么捂得住呢！
