/ˈekəʊ ||; ˈɛko/noun
[C] (pluralechoes) a sound that is repeated as it is sent back off a surface such as the wall of a tunnel 回声;回音:
I could hear the echo of footsteps somewhere in the distance.我听见远处的脚步声在回响。
echo²
/ˈekəʊ ||; ˈɛko/verb
1 [I] (used about a sound) to be repeated; to come back as an echo (指声音)回响:
Their footsteps echoed in the empty church.他们的脚步声在空荡荡的教堂里回响。
2 [I,T] echo sth (back);echo (with/to sth) to repeat or send back a sound; to be full of a particular sound 产生回声;回荡着某种声音:
The tunnel echoed back their calls.隧道里回荡着他们的叫声。The hall echoed with their laughter.走廊里回荡着他们的笑声。
3 [T] to repeat what sb has said, done or thought 重复(他人的话、行动或思想);附和;仿效:
The child echoed everything his mother said.母亲说什么那孩子就说什么。The newspaper article echoed my views completely.报纸的文章完全附和我的观点。