yelp

FREQ #21962

n. 尖声急叫, 狺吠, 叫喊声 vi. 尖声急叫, 叫吠, 叫喊 vt. 叫喊着说

发音

其它 /jɛlp/

词形变化

yelps 复数 yelps yelped yelping yelps 三单 yelpt yelping 现在分词 yelped 过去式 yelped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

    The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.

  2. 2.

    A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.

v.
  1. 1.

    To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

    The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

yip yelping

上位词 1

cry
动词

同义词 2

yip yap

上位词 1

bark

词源

From Middle English ȝelp, yelp, from Old English ġielp (“boasting, arrogance, pride”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelp, from Proto-Germanic *gelpą (“boasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”).

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