screech
verb/skriːtʃ/
/skriːtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they screech | /skriːtʃ/ /skriːtʃ/ |
| he / she / it screeches | /ˈskriːtʃɪz/ /ˈskriːtʃɪz/ |
| past simple screeched | /skriːtʃt/ /skriːtʃt/ |
| past participle screeched | /skriːtʃt/ /skriːtʃt/ |
| -ing form screeching | /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a loud high unpleasant sound; to say something using this sound
尖叫；发出尖锐刺耳的声音；尖声地说 - Monkeys were screeching in the trees.
猴子在树上吱吱地叫着。 - The wind screeched in his ears.
风呼呼地从他耳边吹过。 - screeching brakes
尖锐的刹车声 - He screeched with pain.
他疼得叫起来。 - + speech ‘No, don't!’ she screeched.
“不，不行！”她尖叫道。 - screech (something) (at somebody) He screeched something at me.
他冲我尖声嚷了一句什么。
- Monkeys were screeching in the trees.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a vehicle) to make a loud high unpleasant noise as it moves
（行驶时）发出刺耳声 - The car screeched to a halt outside the hospital.
汽车嘎地在医院外面停住。 - A police car screeched out of a side street.
一辆警车哧的一声从一条小巷里驶了出来。
- The car screeched to a halt outside the hospital.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.