ex·claim
verb/ɪkˈskleɪm/
/ɪkˈskleɪm/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exclaim | /ɪkˈskleɪm/ /ɪkˈskleɪm/ |
| he / she / it exclaims | /ɪkˈskleɪmz/ /ɪkˈskleɪmz/ |
| past simple exclaimed | /ɪkˈskleɪmd/ /ɪkˈskleɪmd/ |
| past participle exclaimed | /ɪkˈskleɪmd/ /ɪkˈskleɪmd/ |
| -ing form exclaiming | /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/ /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/ |
- to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of strong emotion or pain
（尤因强烈的情感或痛苦而）惊叫，呼喊 - She opened her eyes and exclaimed in delight at the scene.
看到这情景，她瞪着眼睛，高兴得大叫起来。 - + speech ‘It isn't fair!’, he exclaimed angrily.
“这不公平！”他气愤地喊道。 - exclaim that… She exclaimed that it was useless.
她大叫说这是无效的。
Synonyms callcallcry out ▪ exclaim ▪ blurt ▪ burst outThese words all mean to shout or say something loudly or suddenly.call to shout or say something loudly to attract somebody’s attention:- I thought I heard someone calling.
我仿佛听见有人在呼喊。
- She cried out for help.
她大声呼救。 - I cried out his name.
我大声呼唤他的名字。
- ‘It isn’t fair!’ he exclaimed angrily.
“这不公平！” 他气愤地喊道。
- He blurted out the answer without thinking.
他不假思索脱口说出了答案。
- ‘He’s a bully!’ the little boy burst out.
“他欺负人！” 小男孩突然大叫。
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out (something) to somebody
- to call/cry out for something
- to cry out/exclaim in/with something
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out suddenly
- to call/cry out/exclaim/burst out loudly
Extra Examples- They all exclaimed over her beautiful clothes.
他们都为她漂亮的衣服而惊叹。 - ‘You can't do that!’ she exclaimed in horror.
“你不能这么做！”她惊恐地喊道。 - The visitors were led through the gardens, all of them exclaiming with delight.
参观者在引领下穿过公园，他们都兴奋得叫喊起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- softly
- angrily
- …
- at
- over
- in
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French exclamer or Latin exclamare, from ex- ‘out’ + clamare ‘to shout’. - She opened her eyes and exclaimed in delight at the scene.