hiss

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n. 嘘声, 嘶嘶声 vi. 发出嘘声, 发嘶嘶声 vt. 发嘶嘶声表示

发音

US /hɪs/

词形变化

hisses 复数 hisses hissed hisses 三单 hisseth hissing hissing 现在分词 hissed 过去式 hissed 过去分词

别名

hish

教材释义与例句

名词

嘘声;嘶嘶声

动词

发出嘘声;发嘘声

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

  2. 2.

    An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.

    1716, Joseph Addison, The Free-Holder, 16 April, 1716, London: D. Midwinter and J. Tonson, pp. 203-204, The Actors, in the midst of an innocent old Play, are often startled with unexpected Claps or Hisses; and do not know whether they have been talking like good Subjects, or have spoken Treason.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.

    不及物

    As I started to poke it, the snake hissed at me.

    The poor cat hissed as it backed away from the approaching man.

    The man came back, and said something in a lower voice, to which the other replied, “she sleeps,” or Ellena was deceived by the hissing consonants of some other words.

  2. 2.

    To call someone by hissing.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.

    不及物 及物

    The crowd booed and hissed her off the stage.

  4. 4.

    To utter (something) with a hissing sound.

    及物

    2012, Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies, New York: Henry Holt, Part 2, “Master of Phantoms,” All day from the queen’s rooms, shouting, slamming doors, running feet: hissed conversations in undertones.

  5. 5.

    To move with a hissing sound.

    不及物

    The arrow hissed through the air.

  6. 6.

    To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.

    及物
  7. 7.

    To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.

    及物

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English hissen, probably of onomatopoeic origin (compare Arabic هَسْهَسَ (hashasa)). Compare Middle Dutch hissen, hisschen (“to chase away, shoo”), Middle Low German hissen (“to chase, hound, incite”).

来源:wiktionary