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screech

UK //skriːtʃ//US //skriːtʃ//

词源

源自中古英语 'skricchen',可能模仿尖锐声音的拟声词,与古诺尔斯语 'skrækja'(尖叫)相关。

verb

❶ 发出尖锐刺耳的声音,通常指突然、不悦耳的高音,如刹车声、动物叫声或人因惊恐发出的声音。

“The car screeched to a halt.”

(汽车发出刺耳的声音停了下来。)

“The owl screeched in the middle of the night.”

(猫头鹰在半夜发出尖叫声。)

同义词:shriek, squeal, scream, yell, howl

noun

❶ 尖锐刺耳的声音,通常令人不适,如金属摩擦、动物叫声或人的尖叫声。

“The screech of the brakes startled everyone.”

(刹车的刺耳声吓了大家一跳。)

“We heard a screech from the jungle.”

(我们听到丛林里传来一声尖叫。)

同义词:shriek, squeal, scream, yell, howl

常见短语

screech to a halt — 指某物突然停止时发出刺耳的声音,常用于描述车辆急刹或运动突然中断。

“The train screeched to a halt just before the crossing.”

(火车在道口前发出刺耳的声音停了下来。)