| 释义 |
squeak/skwi:k/ n. & v.●n. 1a a short shrill cry as of a mouse (老鼠的)尖叫声，吱吱声 b a slight high-pitched sound as of an unoiled hinge (如未经润滑的铰链等发出的)嘎吱声 2 (also 亦作 narrow squeak) a narrow escape, a success barely attained 侥幸逃脱；勉强获得成功 ●v. 1 intr. make a squeak 尖叫；吱吱叫 2 tr. utter (words) shrilly 尖声说出(话语) 3 intr. (foll. by 后跟 by, through) colloq. pass narrowly [口]勉强通过 4 intr. slang turn informer [俚语]告密，告发 [Middle English, imitative: cf. SQUEAL, SHRIEK, and Swedish skvɑ¨ka ‘croak’] |