howl
verb/haʊl/
/haʊl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they howl | /haʊl/ /haʊl/ |
he / she / it howls | /haʊlz/ /haʊlz/ |
past simple howled | /haʊld/ /haʊld/ |
past participle howled | /haʊld/ /haʊld/ |
-ing form howling | /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a dog, wolf, etc.) to make a long, loud call
长嚎;嗥叫 - the sound of wolves howling in the night
夜里狼嚎的声音
- the sound of wolves howling in the night
- [intransitive] howl (in/with something) to make a loud noise when you are angry, in pain, etc. or you find something funny
(因愤怒、疼痛、开心等)大声叫喊,吼 - The child howled in pain.
那孩子疼得直叫。 - We howled with laughter.
我们放声大笑。 - The baby was howling (= crying loudly) all the time I was there.
我在那里时孩子一直哭得很厉害。
- The child howled in pain.
- [intransitive] (of the wind) to blow hard and make a long loud noise
怒号;呼啸 - The wind was howling around the house.
狂风在房子四周呼啸。
- The wind was howling around the house.
- [transitive] howl something | + speech to say something loudly and angrily
怒吼 - The crowd howled its displeasure.
群众不满地怒吼着。 - ‘Ouch!’ howled Ricky.
“哎呦!”里基喊叫着。
- The crowd howled its displeasure.
Word OriginMiddle English houle (verb), probably imitative.