peal /piːl/ ( pealing, pealed, peals )

• 1. 

  V-I When bells peal, they ring one after another, making a musical sound. (钟等) 一声接一声地鸣响

  例：

  Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight.

  午夜时钟一敲响，教堂的钟声便一声接一声地响起来。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Peal is also a noun. 一声接一声的钟鸣声

  例：

  ...the great peal of the abbey bells.

  …修道院一声接一声的洪亮的钟鸣声。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A peal of laughter or thunder consists of a long, loud series of sounds. 一长串窜响亮的 (笑、雷的) 声音

  例：

  I heard a peal of laughter.

  我听到一长串响亮的笑声。

• 4. 

  N a dialect name for a grilse or a young sea trout 幼鲑