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wah

UK /wɑː/US /wɑː/

词源

拟声词,模仿哭泣或悲伤的声音,最早记录于19世纪。

noun

❶ 指哭泣或悲伤的声音,通常用于描述婴儿或夸张的情绪表达。

“The little girl let out a loud 'wah' when she fell down.”

(小女孩摔倒时发出了一声响亮的'哇'。)

“His 'wah' was so fake that everyone laughed.”

(他的'哇'声太假了,大家都笑了。)

同义词:cry, wail, sob

常见短语

wah-wah — 一种模仿哭泣声的重复表达,常用于夸张或幽默的语境中。

“He made a wah-wah sound to mock his friend's bad luck.”

(他发出哇哇的声音来嘲笑朋友的倒霉。)