shrill

adjective

/ʃrɪl/

(comparative shriller, superlative shrillest)

(of sounds or voices) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way刺耳的；尖声的；尖厉的 synonym piercing
- The PE teacher’s shrill voice rang out across the school fields.体育老师刺耳的嗓音传遍整个学校操场。
- The shrill cries of children broke the silence.孩子们尖锐的哭声打破了宁静。
loud and determined but often unreasonable闹着非要…不可的；不依不饶的
- shrill demands/protests坚持要求；拼命抗议

Word Originlate Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’.

verb

/ʃrɪl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shrill	/ʃrɪl/ /ʃrɪl/
he / she / it shrills	/ʃrɪlz/ /ʃrɪlz/
past simple shrilled	/ʃrɪld/ /ʃrɪld/
past participle shrilled	/ʃrɪld/ /ʃrɪld/
-ing form shrilling	/ˈʃrɪlɪŋ/ /ˈʃrɪlɪŋ/

[intransitive] to make an unpleasant high loud sound发出刺耳的声音；尖叫
- Behind him, the telephone shrilled.在他身后，电话铃声刺耳地响了起来。
[transitive] + speech to say something in a loud, high voice尖声说 synonym shriek
- ‘Wait for me!’ she shrilled.“等等我！” 她尖声叫道。

Word Originlate Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’.