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单词 wail
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wail
wl weɪl weɪl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense wails, present participle wailing, past tense , past participle wailed
1 VERB 哀号;悲鸣;恸哭 If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 哀号;悲鸣;恸哭
  • The women began to wail in mourning. [VERB]

    女人们开始哀哭起来。

  • ...a mother wailing for her lost child. [VERB + for]

    因丧子而痛哭的母亲

Wail is also a noun.
  • Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.

    来访者列队走过灾难现场时听见到处都是哀号声。

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  • Mace still remembers the pitiful wailing of the trapped and the wounded.

    梅斯依然还记得那些被困者和受伤者的令人同情的哀号。

2 VERB 哀诉;哀号着说 If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 哀诉;哀号着说 [Also V + about]
  • 'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed. [VERB with quote]

    看看你干的好事!雪莉哭诉道。

  • Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry. [VERB that]

    普丽姆罗丝因疲惫而显得有些迟钝,开始哭着说她饿了。

SYN scream, cry, yell, howl
3 VERB (警报器等)尖叫,尖啸 If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. (警报器等)尖叫,尖啸
  • Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries. [VERB]

    警车护送着大卡车,一路警笛长鸣。

  • The wind wailed outside the closed windows. [VERB]

    紧闭的窗户外狂风呼啸。

SYN howl, scream, roar, cry
Wail is also a noun.
  • The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.

    远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。

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  • Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.

    我们的炮弹一发,便听到可怕的哀号声和尖叫声。

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