loud

adjective

/laʊd/

(comparative louder, superlative loudest)

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making a lot of noise喧闹的；响亮的；大声的
- loud laughter响亮的笑声
- a deafeningly loud bang震耳欲聋的巨响
- She spoke in a very loud voice.她声音洪亮地讲了话。
- That music's too loud—please turn it down.那音乐太吵了，请把音量调低一点。
- I heard a loud noise that sounded like a cannon. 我听到一声巨响，听起来像是加农炮。
- I was woken by a loud bang at 5.30 am. 我在凌晨5.30被一声巨响惊醒。
- Suddenly the footsteps grew louder.脚步突然变大了。
- I play loud music and dance around my house.我在屋子里大声播放音乐和跳舞。
- Eventually, the shouting got louder.最终，喊声变得更大了。
- The noise was faint, but just loud enough to follow.声音微弱，但足以响亮。
Extra Examples
- I heard a loud scream and rushed to the door.我听到一声巨响，冲到门上。
- There was a series of deafeningly loud explosions.发生了一系列震耳欲聋的大爆炸。
- There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize.这位年轻人被带上领奖时，响起了热烈的掌声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- turn something up
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- loud and clear
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strongly expressed（表示愤怒或惊讶）哎呀，我的天哪，真是岂有此理
- There were loud protests from the food and drink industry.食品和饮料行业的抗议声很高。
(of a person or their behaviour人或行为) talking very loudly, too much and in a way that is annoying说话太大声的；吵闹的Topics Personal qualitiesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- turn something up
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- loud and clear
See full entry
(of colours, patterns, etc.颜色、图案等) too bright and not showing good taste俗艳的；花哨的
- He wore a loud checked jacket and a green tie.他穿着花哨的格子夹克，系了一条绿领带。
synonym gaudy, garishTopics Clothes and Fashionc2, Colours and Shapesc2

Word OriginOld English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’.

loud

adverb

/laʊd/

(louder, loudest)

(informal)Idioms

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in a way that makes a lot of noise or can be easily heard喧闹地；大声地；响亮地 synonym loudly
- Do you have to play that music so loud?你非得把音乐放那么响吗？
- You'll have to speak louder—I can't hear you.你得说大声点，我听不见你的话。
- She screamed loud enough to wake the dead.她大声尖叫叫醒死者。
- If you shout loud enough, you will get what you want.如果您大声喊叫，您将得到想要的东西。
Which Word? loud / loudly / aloud
loud / loudly / aloud
- Loudly is the usual adverb from the adjective loud:loudly 为形容词 loud 的常用副词：
  The audience laughed loudly at the joke.观众听到这笑话大笑起来。
- Loud is very common as an adverb in informal language. It is nearly always used in phrases such as loud enough, as loud as or with too, very, so, etc:loud 作非正式用语常为副词，几乎总是用于 loud enough、as loud as 等短语中，或与 too、very、so 等词连用：
  Don’t play your music too loud.你播放音乐声音别太大。
  I shouted as loud as I could.我声嘶力竭地喊着。
- Louder is also used in informal styles to mean ‘more loudly’:louder 亦作非正式用语指以更大的声音：
  Can you speak louder?你说话大声些行吗？
- Out loud is a common adverb meaning ‘so that people can hear’:out loud 为常用副词，意为出声地、大声地：
  Can you read the letter out loud?你把信念出来行吗？
  He laughed out loud at his own joke.他对自己的笑话大笑起来。
  Aloud has the same meaning but is fairly formal. It can also mean ‘in a loud voice’.
Word OriginOld English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’.

Idioms

actions speak louder than words

(saying) what a person actually does means more than what they say they will do行动胜于语言

for crying out loud

(informal) used to show you are angry or surprised（表示愤怒或惊讶）哎呀，我的天哪，真是岂有此理
- For crying out loud! Why did you have to do that?真是岂有此理！你为什么非得干那种事？

loud and clear

in a way that is very easy to understand清楚明白
- The message is coming through loud and clear.消息传达得清楚明白。

out loud

in a voice that can be heard by other people出声；大声地
- I laughed out loud.我放声大笑。
- Please read the letter out loud.请把信大声念出来。
compare aloud

think aloud/out loud

to say what your thoughts are as you have them自言自语；边想边说；进行有声思考