no obj.
1- give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain尖叫：
they could hear him screaming in pain
他们能够听见他痛苦地尖声叫喊
as adj. screaming a harassed mum with a screaming child.一位疲惫的母亲带着一个尖声哭叫着的小孩。
1.1
- reporting verb cry something in a high-pitched, frenzied way尖声叫道, 尖叫着说：
no obj. I ran to the house screaming for help我向屋子奔去, 尖声呼救
with direct speech 'Get out!' he screamed“滚！”他尖声喊道
with obj. he screamed abuse down the phone.他对着电话尖声痛骂。
1.2
- urgently and vociferously call attention to one's views or feelings, especially ones of anger or distress呼吁; 强烈要求; 抗议：
with clause his supporters scream that he is being done an injustice他的支持者呼吁说他受到了不公正的待遇
figurative 〈喻〉the creative side of me is screaming out for attention.
我的有创造力的一面在呼唤关注。
1.3
- informal, dated turn informer〈非正式, 旧〉告密。
1.4
- make a loud, high-pitched sound发出尖叫声：
sirens were screaming from all over the city.
警报器在全城到处发出尖锐刺耳的响声。
1.5
- no obj., with adverbial of direction move very rapidly with or as if with such a sound飞速运动; 呼啸着飞行：
a shell screamed overhead.
炮弹从头顶呼啸而过。
1
- a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain（因激动或痛苦而发出的）长时间的尖叫声：
they were awakened by screams for help.
他们被求救的尖叫声惊醒了。
1.1
- a high-pitched cry made by an animal（动物的）高声尖叫：
the screams of the seagulls.
海鸥的尖叫声。
1.2
- a loud, piercing sound刺耳的声响：
the scream of a falling bomb.
炸弹下落的呼啸声。
1.3
- in sing. informal an irresistibly funny person, thing, or situation〈非正式〉极其滑稽可笑的人（或事物、场面）：
the movie's a scream.
这部电影是部滑稽玩笑片。
词源
Middle English:origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch.