wail
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 哀號(hào)
The women began to wail in mourning. 女人們開始大放悲聲。
2. N-COUNT Wail is also a noun. 悲鳴聲
Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster. 儅來訪者們列隊(duì)走過災(zāi)難現(xiàn)場(chǎng)時(shí)聽見陣陣悲痛的哀號(hào)聲。
3. V-T If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 高聲數(shù)落
"Now look what you've done!" Shirley wailed. “現(xiàn)在,看看你乾了什麼!”雪莉高聲數(shù)落道。
4. V-I If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. (汽笛、警報(bào)等) 長(zhǎng)鳴
Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the trucks. 警車警笛長(zhǎng)鳴,與卡車相隨。
5. N-UNCOUNT Wail is also a noun. 長(zhǎng)鳴聲
The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance. 老遠(yuǎn)就可聽到風(fēng)笛悠長(zhǎng)的奏鳴聲。
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wail /we?l/ (wailing,wailed,wails)
劍橋詞典
- [ 不及物動(dòng)詞:後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]
to make a long , high cry , usually because of pain or sadness
慟哭;號(hào)啕大哭
The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region . 女人們都圍到了棺材旁,開始號(hào)啕大哭,儅地的風(fēng)俗就是這樣。
[ 跟直接引語(yǔ)一起使用的動(dòng)詞 ] "My finger hurts ," wailed the child . “我的手指頭很疼,”那個(gè)孩子大哭道。
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] informal
to complain loudly or strongly
高聲抱怨;大發(fā)牢騷
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個(gè)that從句 ] Business people wailed that their trade would be ruined . 生意人都強(qiáng)烈抱怨說他們的買賣會(huì)被燬掉的。 返回 wail