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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   echo

   • IPA[ˈekō]

   美式

   • n.
     a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener；a reflected radio or radar beam.
   • v.
     (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped；(of a place) resound with or reflect back a sound or sounds

   • verb: echo, 3rd person present: echoes, gerund or present participle: echoing, past tense: echoed, past participle: echoed

   • noun: echo, plural noun: echoes

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener the walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps 同義詞 reverberation, reverberating, reflection, resounding, ringing, ... 更多repetition, repeat, reiteration, answer
   • ▪ a reflected radio or radar beam.
   • ▪ the deliberate introduction of reverberation into a sound recording.
   • ▪ the repetition in structure and content of one speaker's utterance by another.
   • 2. a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event his love for her found an echo in her own feelings 同義詞 duplicate, copy, replica, facsimile, reproduction, ... 更多imitation, exact/close likeness, mirror image, twin, double, clone, match, mate, fellow, counterpart, parallel, informallookalike, spitting image, ringer, dead ringer
   • ▪ a detail or characteristic that is suggestive of something else the cheese has a sharp rich aftertaste with echoes of salty, earthy pastures 同義詞 trace, vestige, remains, remnant, relic, ... 更多survival, ghost, memory, evocation, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence, reminder, souvenir, sign, mark, indication, token, suggestion, hint, evidence, clue, allusion, intimation, overtones, reminiscences
   • 3. archaic a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another Clarendon, whom they reckoned the faithful echo of their master's intentions
   • 4. a code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication.
   • 5. a play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks
   • ▪ (of a place) resound with or reflect back a sound or sounds the house echoed with shouts and thundering feet 同義詞 reverberate, re-echo, resonate, resound, reflect, ... 更多ring, pulsate, vibrate, be repeated
   • ▪ repeat (someone's words or opinions), typically to express agreement these criticisms are echoed in a number of other studies “A trip?” she echoed 同義詞 repeat, say again, restate, reiterate, copy, ... 更多imitate, parrot, parody, mimic, reproduce, iterate, recite, quote, rehearse, recapitulate, regurgitate, informalrecap, trot out, rarereprise, ingeminate
   • 2. (of an object, movement, or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with a blue suit that echoed the color of her eyes
   • 3. send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen
   • 4. (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit.