shriek
英 [ʃriːk]
美 [ʃrik]
- vi. 尖叫;促人注意
- vt. 尖聲發出
- n. 尖聲;尖銳的響聲
助記提示
1. 很像汽車緊急刹車時的聲音。
2. 美國有個動畫片叫《怪物史萊克》,史萊克(Shrek,又譯為史瑞克)與單詞shriek(尖叫)是不是很像,中間隻少了一個字母i,醜得可愛的史萊克長得也怪嚇人的,誰碰到怪物不會尖叫呢?
英文詞源
- shriek (v.)
- 16c. variant of scrycke (c. 1200), from Old Norse skrækja "to screech" (see screech), probably of imitative origin. Related: Shrieked; shrieking. The noun is attested from 1580s, from the verb.
雙語例句
- 1. The ladies shriek and swoon at his every word.
- 他的每一句話都令那些女士為之尖叫,為之癡狂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sue let out a terrific shriek and leapt out of the way.
- 休發出一聲尖叫,跳到了一邊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. All of a sudden he let out a piercing shriek.
- 他突然發出一聲尖叫.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.
- 突然他開始大聲尖叫起來.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright.
- 蒸汽管突然發出咯咯的響聲,富蘭克林尖叫一聲,嚇得跳了起來。
來自柯林斯例句