no obj.
1- (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry（人, 动物）尖叫：
she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain.
她打了她弟弟, 他疼得直叫。
1.1
- make a loud, harsh, squealing sound发出尖厉刺耳的响声：
as adj. screeching she brought the car to a screeching halt.她刹车时车发出刺耳的声响。
1.2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction move rapidly with such a sound呼啸而过：
the van screeched round a bend at speed.
面包车呼啸着飞速转弯。
1
- a loud, harsh, piercing cry尖厉刺耳的叫声。
1.1
- a loud, harsh, squealing sound刺耳的吱吱声：
a screech of brakes.
刹车时的刺耳响声。
派生词
screecher
nounscreechy
adjective （screechier, screechiest）词源
mid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.