squawk
verb/skwɔːk/
/skwɔːk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they squawk | /skwɔːk/ /skwɔːk/ |
| he / she / it squawks | /skwɔːks/ /skwɔːks/ |
| past simple squawked | /skwɔːkt/ /skwɔːkt/ |
| past participle squawked | /skwɔːkt/ /skwɔːkt/ |
| -ing form squawking | /ˈskwɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈskwɔːkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of birds) to make a loud sharp sound
发出刺耳的尖叫声 - The parrot squawked and flew away.
鹦鹉尖声叫了叫飞走了。 - In the corner of the room a hen was squawking in a wooden cage.
房间的角落里，一只母鸡在木笼子里嘎嘎叫。
- The parrot squawked and flew away.
- [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to speak or make a noise in a loud, sharp voice because you are angry, surprised, etc.
尖声高叫；怒声叫嚷；吃惊地尖声说话 - ‘You did what?!’ she squawked.
“你干了什么？！”她惊叫道。
- ‘You did what?!’ she squawked.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: imitative.