单词 | wail |
释义 | wail v 1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (about/over sth) cry or complain (about sth) in a loud (usu shrill) voice (大声)哭, 诉苦(通常指尖声地): wail with grief 恸哭 The sick child was wailing miserably. 那个患儿难受得连哭带喊. There´s no use wailing about/over mistakes made in the past. 为过去的错误痛哭是没有用的. (b) [I] (fig 比喻) make a sound similar to that of a person wailing 发出似哭号的尖声 ambulances racing along with sirens wailing 高声鸣笛疾驶的救护车 You can hear the wind wailing in the chimney. 可以听到风穿过烟囱发出的尖声. (c) [Tn, Tf] say (sth) in a wailing way 哭著说(某事) `I´ve lost all my money!´ she wailed. 她哭著说: `我的钱都丢了!' The child was wailing loudly that she had hurt her foot. 那个女孩儿大声哭著说她的脚受伤了. 2 [Ipr] ~ for sb express one´s grief at the loss or death of sb; mourn sb 为某人死亡而悲痛; 哀悼某人 She was wailing for her lost child. 她为死去的孩子伤心悲痛. =>Usage at cry 用法见 cry. wail, n (a) shrill cry, esp of pain or grief 尖叫; (尤指)痛哭 The child burst into loud wails. 那个孩子突然大哭起来. She uttered a wail of grief. 她悲痛地大声尖叫. (b) sound similar to this 尖叫声; (尤指)痛哭声 the wail of sirens 警报器的呼啸声. |
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