no obj.
1- utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement（尤指因惊骇、疼痛或兴奋而）尖声叫喊：
the audience shrieked with laughter
观众尖声大笑起来
with direct speech 'There it is!' she shrieked“就在那儿！”她尖声叫道
with obj. she was shrieking abuse at a taxi.她对着一辆出租车尖声大骂。
1.1
- (of something inanimate) make a high-pitched screeching sound（无生命的东西）发出尖锐刺耳声：
the wheels shrieked as the car sped away.
当汽车加速开走时, 车轮发出尖锐刺耳的声音。
1.2
- figurative be very obvious or strikingly discordant〈喻〉明显地不协调：
the answer shrieked at her all too clearly
这个回答明显不合她的意
the patterned carpets shrieked at Blanche from the shabby store.
有图案的地毯在这家破烂的商店里, 让布兰奇觉得很不和谐。
1
- a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream尖声; 尖叫：
shrieks of laughter.
尖声大笑。
2
- informal an exclamation mark〈非正式〉感叹号。
派生词
shrieker
noun词源
late 15th cent. (as a verb)： imitative; compare with dialect screak, Old Norse skrækja, also with SCHEECH.