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bell

英/bˈɛl/
美/ˈbɛɫ/
01n.

铃, 钟

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck; the sound of a bell being struck; (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.; the shape of a bell