yell

verb

/jel/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they yell	/jel/ /jel/
he / she / it yells	/jelz/ /jelz/
past simple yelled	/jeld/ /jeld/
past participle yelled	/jeld/ /jeld/
-ing form yelling	/ˈjelɪŋ/ /ˈjelɪŋ/

to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain叫喊；大喊；吼叫
- yell (at somebody/something) He yelled at the other driver.他冲着另一位司机大叫。
- yell at somebody to do something She yelled at the child to get down from the wall.她喊着让小孩从墙上下来。
- yell with something They yelled with excitement.他们兴奋得喊叫起来。
- yell out (in something) She yelled out in pain.她疼得大声喊叫。
- + speech ‘Be careful!’ he yelled.他大叫道：“当心！”
- yell something (at somebody/something) The crowd yelled encouragement at the players.人群大声叫喊着给运动员加油。
- yell out something He yelled out her name.他大声喊她的名字。
- yell for something He yelled for help.他高喊救命。
Synonyms shout
shoutyell ▪ cry ▪ scream ▪ cheer ▪ bellow ▪ raise your voiceThese words all mean to say something in a very loud voice.
shout to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to somebody:
Stop shouting and listen!别嚷了，听着！
‘Run!’ he shouted.“跑！”他大喊一声。
yell to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain:
She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall.她冲小孩大喊，让他从墙上下来。
cry (rather formal or literary) to shout loudly:
She ran over to the window and cried for help.她跑到窗口呼喊救命。
scream to shout something in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited:
He screamed at me to stop.他冲着我喊，要我停下来。
cheer (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them:
We all cheered as the team came onto the field.球队入场时我们都欢呼起来。
bellow to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry:
‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.“安静！”老师大吼道。
raise your voice to speak loudly to somebody, especially because you are angry:
She never once raised her voice to us.她从未对我们提高嗓门说话。
Patterns
- to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to somebody
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.
- to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody to do something
- to shout/yell/scream abuse
- to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
Extra Examples
- He yelled at me furiously.他怒气冲冲地对我大叫。
- She yelled back at me to mind my own business.她冲我大声回喊，要我别多管闲事。
- She yelled in pain as she touched the hot iron.她碰到热熨斗，疼得大叫起来。
- The children were yelling with delight.孩子们高兴地大喊大叫。
- ‘How close are they?’ I shouted. ‘I don't know,’ she yelled back.“他们有多近？”我喊道。 “我不知道，”她喊道。
- ‘Watch out!’ he yelled.“当心！”他大叫道。
- I had to yell at the top of my lungs.我不得不用尽全力大声叫喊。
- I had to yell at the top of my voice to make myself heard.为了让别人听见，我不得不扯开嗓子叫喊。
- Stop yelling at me!别冲我嚷嚷！
- The crowd yelled encouragement to the team.人群大声叫喊着给运动队加油。
- The man was yelling furiously at the other driver.该男子对另一名司机愤怒地大喊大叫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- loudly
- angrily
- furiously
- …
verb + yell
- hear somebody
preposition
- at
- for
- in
- …
Word OriginOld English g(i)ellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gillen and German gellen.