a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds 铿锵声;当一声,当当声;哐一声,哐哐声 the steel door slammed shut with a clang. 钢门哐啷一声关上了。
verb
make or cause to make such a sound (使)铿锵作响,(使)当当作响,(使)哐哐作响 [no obj.]she turned the tap on and the plumbing clanged. 她打开水龙头,水管当当作响。 [with obj.]the belfry still clangs its bell at 9 p.m. 钟楼仍在晚上九点敲钟,发出当当响声。
语源
late 16th cent.: imitative, influenced by Latin clangere 'resound'