應聲
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English
- an answering voice
- to answer a voice
- to respond
- to copy a voice
- to parrot
- with loud echoes
- to react to a sound cue
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容所在環境會令聲音回音好大
- 因應聲音而作出反應
Examples
馬戲團隻馬騮一聽到音樂就應聲起舞。
The circus monkey jerks into action as soon as the music starts.
呢啲嘢我哋轉個地方先講啦,呢度好應聲㗎。
Let's go somewhere else to talk about these things. The echoes are quite loud here.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk