・He sounds like a reasonable person [《英》 a reasonable person]. 彼は道理をわきまえた人のようだ.

・He sounds like an American [a foreigner, his father, me (speaking) at his age]. 彼の話し方はアメリカ人[外国人, 彼の父親, 彼と同じ年頃の私]のように聞こえる.

・That excuse sounds very hollow. その言い訳は白々しい.

・The plans sound promising. その計画は有望そうだ.

・How does this proposal sound to you? この提案は君にどう思われるか.

・Your idea sounds all right [(like) a good one] (to me). 君の考えはよさそうだ.

・This sounds fiction. これはまるで作り事のようだ.

・It sounds (to me) as if [《口語》 like] somebody is [were] calling you. (私には)だれかが君を呼んでいるように聞こえる.