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shriek

UK /ʃriːk/US /ʃriːk/

词源

源自中古英语 skriken(尖叫),可能受到古诺尔斯语 skrækja(尖叫)的影响,拟声词起源。

verb

❶ 发出尖锐刺耳的叫声,通常因为突然的恐惧、疼痛或兴奋。这种声音短促而高亢,常带有强烈情绪。

“She shrieked when she saw the spider crawling on her arm.”

(看到蜘蛛爬到她手臂上时,她尖叫起来。)

“The children shrieked with laughter on the roller coaster.”

(孩子们在过山车上笑得尖声大叫。)

同义词:scream, screech, yell

noun

❶ 指突然发出的尖锐刺耳的声音,可能是人声、动物叫声或物体摩擦声,常伴随强烈情绪或警示意味。

“A loud shriek from the kitchen alerted us to the accident.”

(厨房传来的一声尖叫让我们意识到出事了。)

“The shriek of the alarm clock made him jump out of bed.”

(闹钟的刺耳声响让他从床上跳了起来。)

同义词:scream, screech, cry

常见短语

shriek with laughter — 形容因为极度开心或觉得某事非常滑稽而发出高亢的笑声,通常指失控的大笑。

“The comedian's joke made the whole audience shriek with laughter.”

(喜剧演员的笑话让全场观众笑得尖声大叫。)