用作名词,表示“铃铛”,例如:
The school bell rang, signaling the end of class.(学校的铃铛响了,宣告下课。)
Santa Claus's sleigh is often depicted as having bells attached to it.(圣诞老人的雪橇上通常会挂着铃铛。)
用作动词,表示“按铃,拉响铃”,例如:
Can you ring the bell for me when the pizza is here?(披萨送到时能不能帮我按下门铃?)
She walked up to the door and rang the bell.(她走到门前按下门铃。)
用作形容词,表示“钟形的,铃形的”,例如:
She wore a bell-shaped dress to the party.(她穿了一件钟形裙子去参加派对。)
用作姓氏,例如:
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.(亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔被认为是电话的发明者。)