| 释义 |
scream /skriːm/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. (因恐惧、 痛苦等而)尖声喊叫，惊呼
scream for help 尖声呼叫救命
She screamed when she saw the dead body. 她看到死尸惊叫起来。
2. (汽笛、 机器等)发出尖锐刺耳的声音；(鸟、 动物等)尖鸣，尖叫；(风)呼啸
We heard a siren screaming behind us. 我们听到警报器在背后尖叫。
A jet screamed past overhead. 一架喷气式飞机发着刺耳啸声掠过头顶。
The car screamed to stop. 汽车嘎的一声刹住。
The wind screamed through the trees. 风呼啸着穿过林子。
3. 纵声大笑
I screamed with laughter at the joke. 我听了这笑话放声大笑。
4. 歇斯底里地叫喊；愤怒(或激动)地说话；以刺耳尖声歌唱(或弹奏)
Don't scream,I can hear what you're saying. 用不着大声嚷嚷，你说的话我听得见。
They screamed across the back fence. 他们隔着后栅栏冲着对方喊叫。
5. 强烈要求；吵嚷着抗议
The tourist trade is screaming for financial support. 旅游业强烈要求财政支持。
6. 刺眼，令人触目惊心
The colours in the room screamed as I walked in. 我一进去就感到房间色调刺眼。
The headlines about the earthquake screamed from the front page. 报纸上关于地震的头版新闻令人触目惊心。
7. 呼啸着飞行；快速行进
8. 〈口〉〈旧〉告密
❷ vt.
1. 尖叫着说；高声说出；尖叫着发出
scream (out) a warning not to touch the electric wire 尖叫着警告别碰电线
scream curses at the police 高声咒骂警察
2. 尖叫得使…
scream oneself hoarse 尖叫得把嗓子叫哑
3. 强烈抗议(或要求)；大喊大叫着宣传
Readers write letters to the newspaper screaming that they are being duped. 读者写信给报纸，抱怨他们受愚弄了。
scream the news all over the city 大喊大叫着把消息传遍全城
II n.
1. 尖叫声；惊叫声
a scream of dismay (delight) 一声惊愕(喜悦)的尖叫
We heard screams in the night. 夜间我们听到阵阵惊叫声。
2. 尖锐刺耳的声音；呼啸声
the scream of a siren 汽笛的啸鸣声
The car roared round the corner with a scream of tyres. 汽车轰鸣着在拐弯处疾驰而过，轮胎吱吱作响。
3. 〈口〉极其滑稽可笑的人(或事物)
He is a perfect scream. 他这人真是滑稽透顶。
The play was a scream. 这出戏真是滑稽有趣。
4. 〈口〉〈旧〉告密
[< MD schreemen < 拟声] phr. scream and holler 大喊大叫 |