bleat

FREQ #38503

n. 羊的叫声 vi. 咩咩叫 vt. 以颤抖的声音说

发音

其它 /ˈbliːt/

词形变化

bleater bleats 复数 bleated bleateth bleating bleats 三单 bleats bleating 现在分词 bleated 过去式 bleated 过去分词

别名

blate blait

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a sheep, goat, or calf: to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.

    Near-synonym: baa (sheep and goat)

  2. 2.

    Of a person, to complain.

    贬义 非正式

    Near-synonyms: kvetch, moan, whinge, whine, holler

    The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

  3. 3.

    Of a person, to say things of little importance to the listener.

    贬义 非正式

    Near-synonyms: drone on, go on

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

cry
动词

同义词 3

baa blat blate

上位词 10

kick plain complain utter emit let out kvetch let loose quetch sound off

词源

From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West Germanic *blātijan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to howl, cry, bleat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”). Cognate with Scots blete, bleit, West Frisian bâlte, blaaien, blêtsje (“to bleat”), Dutch blaten (“to bleat”), Low German bleten (“to bleat”), German blaßen, blässen (“to bleat”).

来源：wiktionary