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babelBrE /ˈbeɪbl/ NAmE /ˈbeɪbl/ noun [sing. ] (formal ) the sound of many voices talking at one time , especially when more than one language is being spoken 嘈杂声（尤指讲多种语言）ORIGINFrom the Bible story in which God punished the people who were trying to build a tower to reach heaven (the tower of Babel ) by making them unable to understand each others' languages .源自《圣经》故事。世人拟建造通天的巴别塔 (the tower of Babel)，上帝为惩罚他们而使他们无法理解彼此的语言。 |