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- reporting verb shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly声嘶力竭地大叫：
with direct speech 'Move!' bawled the drill corporal“快跑！”主持训练的下士大声吼道
with obj. lustily bawling out the hymns.精力充沛地高唱赞美诗。
2
- no obj. weep or cry noisily放声痛哭：
as adj. bawling bawling babies.大声啼哭的婴儿。
- a loud, unrestrained shout大叫声。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense '(of an animal) howl， bark'）： imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare 'to bark' or Icelandic baula 'to low'.
短语动词
bawl someone out
- informal reprimand someone angrily〈非正式〉大声训斥, 把…痛骂一顿：
tales of how she bawled out employees.
关于她如何训斥员工的故事。