to sound

• He was doing his best to sound vicious .
  他竭力使用一种恶狠狠的腔调。
• I want to sound you, my dear .
  我要试探试探你的心事，亲爱的。
• She oiled her words in order to sound persuasive .
  她使用花言巧语使话有说服力。
• I didn't mean to sound that way .
  我不是有意地这样表现。
• Together we had done our best to sound the alarm .
  我们曾一同竭尽全力发出过警报。
• It might be possible to sound them upon this .
  那样也许能探听出他们对这件事的口风来。
• He was trying to sound us out .
  他是想摸我们的底。
• Animals are alive to sound .
  动物对声音敏感。
• It's the way you try to sound rough or reckless .
  你说起话来故意这样显得很粗野或者毫不在乎。
• The american writer knew how to sound like a common man .
  美国作家是知道怎样以普通人的口吻来说话的。