1819, "to sound as metal when struck," possibly abstracted from ding-dong, of imitative origin. The meaning "to deal heavy blows" is c. 1300, probably from Old Norse dengja "to hammer," perhaps also imitative. Meaning "dent" is 1960s. Related: Dinged; dinging.
雙語例句
1. My two daughters had a ding-dong.
我的兩個(gè)女兒大吵了一場(chǎng)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "Ding-dong," went the doorbell.
“叮咚，”門鈴響了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I got a ding in my rear fender.
我汽車后面的擋泥板撞癟了一處。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. I rang the doorbell. Ding-dong! No answer.
我按了按門鈴。叮當(dāng)！可沒有人回答。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology.