in a voice that other people can hear 出声地 The teacher listened to the children reading aloud. 老师听着孩子们朗读。 He read the letter aloud to us. 他把信念给我们听。 ‘What am I going to do?’ she wondered aloud. “我怎么办呢?” 她疑惑地说。
Which Word? loud / loudly / aloudloud / loudly / aloud- Loudly is the usual adverb from the adjective loud:
loudly 为形容词 loud 的常用副词: The audience laughed loudly at the joke. 观众听到这笑话大笑起来。
- Loud is very common as an adverb in informal language. It is nearly always used in phrases such as loud enough, as loud as or with too, very, so, etc:
loud 作非正式用语常为副词,几乎总是用于 loud enough、as loud as 等短语中,或与 too、very、so 等词连用: Don’t play your music too loud. 你播放音乐声音别太大。 I shouted as loud as I could. 我声嘶力竭地喊着。
- Louder is also used in informal styles to mean ‘more loudly’:
louder 亦作非正式用语指以更大的声音: Can you speak louder? 你说话大声些行吗?
- Out loud is a common adverb meaning ‘so that people can hear’:
out loud 为常用副词,意为出声地、大声地: Can you read the letter out loud? 你把信念出来行吗? He laughed out loud at his own joke. 他对自己的笑话大笑起来。
aloud 意义相同,但相当正式,亦含大声之义。
in a loud voice 大声地 Homophones allowed | aloudallowed aloud- allowed verb (past tense, past participle of allow)
We aren't allowed out after 10 p.m. 晚上10点以后我们不允许出去。
- aloud adverb
The film made me laugh aloud. 这部电影让我放声大笑。
- allowed verb (past tense, past participle of allow)
Word OriginMiddle English: from a- (expressing manner) + loud.
Idioms
think aloud/out loud
to say what your thoughts are as you have them 自言自语;边想边说;进行有声思考