croak
verb/krəʊk/
/krəʊk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they croak | /krəʊk/ /krəʊk/ |
| he / she / it croaks | /krəʊks/ /krəʊks/ |
| past simple croaked | /krəʊkt/ /krəʊkt/ |
| past participle croaked | /krəʊkt/ /krəʊkt/ |
| -ing form croaking | /ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈkrəʊkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make a rough low sound, like the sound a frog makes
发出（像青蛙的）低沉沙哑声；呱呱地叫 - A frog croaked by the water.
一只青蛙在水边呱呱叫。
- A frog croaked by the water.
- [intransitive, transitive] to speak or say something with a rough low voice
用低沉而沙哑的声音说话 - I had a sore throat and could only croak.
我喉咙痛，只能哑着嗓子说话。 - croak something He managed to croak a greeting.
他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打招呼。 - + speech ‘I'm fine,’ she croaked.
“我没事。”她哑着嗓子说。
- I had a sore throat and could only croak.
- [intransitive] (slang) to die
长逝；走向人生终点 - She married a millionaire just about to croak.
她嫁给了一位即将崩溃的百万富翁。
- She married a millionaire just about to croak.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.