squeal

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n. 尖叫, 抱怨 vi. 发出尖叫声, 高声埋怨 vt. 用尖声说

发音

UK /skwiːl/
US /skwil/
AU /skwiːl/

词形变化

squeals 复数 squeals squealed squealing squeals 三单 squealing 现在分词 squealed 过去式 squealed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

尖叫声

动词

告密；长声尖叫

动词

告密；尖声地说

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

  2. 2.

    The cry of a pig.

v.
  1. 1.

    To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.

    尖声啼哭

    及物/不及物

    The children squealed with delight while opening their Christmas presents.

  2. 2.

    To make a squealing noise. (of an object)

    The brakes squeal terribly.

  3. 3.

    To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

    不及物 俚语

    You'd better not squeal on me to the cops.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

howl
动词

同义词 3

confess fink oink

上位词 6

admit acknowledge utter emit let out let loose

相关短语

squeal like a stuck pig pig squeal

词源

Inherited from Middle English squelen, probably from Old Norse skvala (“to squeal, bawl”), from Proto-Germanic *skwel- (“to chatter, babble, scream”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (“to ring, resound, cry”). Compare Old Norse skval (“a squeal”, noun), Swedish skvallra (“to babble, chatter, tell on”).

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