adj (1)高聲的，響亮的(making a great sound，not quiet)：a～voice/cry/shout/scream/laugh 洪亮的嗓音/大聲哭喊/大聲喊叫/大聲尖叫/響亮的笑聲;That music is too～. 那音樂(lè)聲音太大了。Who's making those～noises? 誰(shuí)在弄出那么大的聲響?～demands/denunciations 強(qiáng)烈的要求/譴責(zé);people who are～est against the reform 極力反對(duì)改革的人;be～in one's praise/one's approval of sb/sth 竭力贊揚(yáng)/贊同某人/某物;〖反〗quiet，soft;
(2)刺眼的，花哨的((of colour，clothes，etc)showy and too bright)(derog)：a～red car 一輛刺眼的紅色汽車(chē);He was wearing a very～shirt. 他穿著一件很花哨的襯衣。That dress is too～to wear to work. 那件裙服太花哨，不適合上班穿。
(3)粗俗的(noisy and rude)：～behaviour/manner 粗俗的行為/舉止;a～person 粗俗的人;
→′loudly adv 大聲地，花哨地;
adv大聲地(in a loud voice)(與laugh，speak，sing，talk等連用)：Don't talk so～. 不要那么大聲說(shuō)話。Speak/Sing～er. 說(shuō)話/唱歌聲音大一點(diǎn)。Actions speak～er than words.(prov) 行動(dòng)重于空談。
→?loud′hailer n 手提式擴(kuò)音器;?loud-′speaker n 揚(yáng)聲器