wail
英 [weɪl]
美 [wel]
- vi. 哀號；悲歎
- vt. 為某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀號著說
- n. 哀號；悲歎；慟哭聲
- n. (Wail)人名；(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒；(英)韋爾
助記提示
1. woe => wail.
2. Wailing Wall: 哭牆
3. 諧音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。
4. w- (諧音“我”) + ail => wail.
5. w＝weep，ail（v 得小病）。
中文詞源
英文詞源
- wail (v.)
- c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla "to lament," from væ "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
- wail (n.)
- c. 1300; see wail (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
- 普麗姆羅絲累得精神都有些恍惚了，開始哭著說她餓了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
- 遠遠地能聽到風笛的嗚咽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
- 她聽到警報器發出可怕的尖叫聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
- 觀眾席裏,一位老太太傷心地哭起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
- 小孩中的一個嚇得大哭起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》