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yells

UK //jelz//US //jelz//

词源

源自古英语 'gellan',意为喊叫或大声说话,与古高地德语 'gellan' 同源。

verb

❶ 大声喊叫,通常是因为愤怒、兴奋或想要引起注意。声音比普通说话要大很多,带有强烈情绪。

“The coach yells at the players when they make mistakes.”

(教练在球员犯错时会朝他们大喊大叫。)

“She yells for help when she sees the accident.”

(看到事故时,她大声呼救。)

同义词:shouts, screams, hollers

noun

❶ 指大声的叫喊声,通常是突然发出的响亮声音,可能表达愤怒、警告或兴奋。

“A sudden yell from the backyard made us all run outside.”

(后院突然传来的叫喊声让我们都跑了出去。)

“The baby's yell woke up the whole neighborhood.”

(婴儿的啼哭吵醒了整个小区。)

同义词:shout, scream, cry

常见短语

yell out — 突然大声喊出某句话或某个词,通常是为了引起注意或表达紧急情况。

“He yelled out the answer before anyone else could respond.”

(他在其他人还没反应过来时就喊出了答案。)

yell at someone — 对某人大声喊叫,通常是因为生气或想要责备对方。

“Don't yell at me - I didn't do anything wrong!”

(别冲我吼——我又没做错什么!)