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shrill/ʃril/ adj. & v.●adj. 1 piercing and high-pitched in sound 尖声的；声音尖锐的 2 derog. (esp. of a protester) sharp, unrestrained, unreasoning [贬] (尤指抗议者)尖声喊叫的；无节制的；不讲理的 ●v. 1 intr. (of a cry etc.) sound shrilly (喊叫声等)尖锐 2 tr. (of a person etc.) utter or send out (a song, complaint, etc.) shrilly (人)尖声(唱或抱怨等) □ shrillness n.□ shrilly adv.[Middle English, related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’, from Germanic] |