(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo (巨大聲響)回響,發(fā)出回聲 her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room. 她那低沉的隆隆的笑聲在整個(gè)房間里回蕩。 ■(of a place) appear to vibrate or be disturbed because of a loud noise (地方)因隆隆聲而顯得振蕩;因喧鬧聲而被擾亂 the hall reverberated with gaiety and laughter. 大廳里回蕩著歡笑聲。 ■[with obj.](archaic)return or re-echo (a sound) (古)使(聲音)回響 oft did the cliffs reverberate the sound. 崖下常驚隆隆響。 ■have continuing and serious effects 不斷發(fā)生后效,不斷引起反響 the statements by the professor reverberated through the Capitol. 教授的話不斷在國(guó)會(huì)引起反響。
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'drive or beat back'): from Latin reverberat- 'struck again', from the verb reverberare, from re- 'back' + verberare 'to lash' (from verbera (plural) 'scourge')