[译] 机器发出震耳欲聋的声音。
[误] The machine is making a deafening sound.

[正] The machine is making a deafening noise.
[注] 凡是人能听到的声音都可以使用 sound, 例如：I heard strange sounds from the next room. 我听到隔壁房间发出奇怪的响声。/Sound travels at 1,100 feet per second in air. 声波在空气中以每秒1,100英尺的速度传播。但“噪声”须使用noise，例如：Try not to make any noise when you go into the bedroom.进入寝室切勿弄出声响。人说话或唱歌的声音须用voice，例如：The human voice can express every possible kind of feeling.人的声音可以表达各种感情。