- a short sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm（尤指因痛楚或惊慌而）尖声急叫, 叫喊; 狺吠：
she uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table.
她撞上桌子时尖叫了一声。
no obj.
- utter such a cry尖声急叫, 叫喊; 狺吠; 嗥叫：
my dogs were yelping as if badly hurt.
我的狗儿们狺吠不已, 仿佛受了重伤。
派生词
yelper
noun词源
Old English g(i)elpan (verb) 'to boast'， from a Germanic imitative base. From late Middle English 'cry or sing with a loud voice' the current sense arose in the 16th cent.