wail

音标[weil] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 恸哭, 哀号, 嚎啕, 呼啸(声)
vi. 恸哭, 呼啸, 悲叹, 哀号, 嚎啕

词型变化:

副词:wailingly 名词:wailer 动词过去式:wailed 过去分词:wailed 现在分词:wailing 第三人称单数:wails 

英语解释:

名词 wail:

  1. a cry of sorrow and grief
    同义词:lament, lamentation, plaint

动词 wail:

  1. emit long loud cries
    同义词:howl, ululate, roar, yawl, yaup
  2. cry weakly or softly
    同义词:whimper, mewl, pule

例句:

  1. I've lost all my money!' she wailed.
    她哭著说: `我的钱都丢了!'
  2. The exhausted mother smiled at the wail of her newborn baby.
    听到新生儿的哭叫声,倦极了的母亲笑了。
  3. The wind wailed in the forest all night.
    风在林子里彻夜呼啸。

详细解释:


wail

v.(动词)
wailed,wail.ing,wails
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament.See Synonyms at cry
痛哭:大声并痛苦地抱怨或反对;悲恸参见 cry
To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry:
哀号,嚎啕:发出象哭一样的拖长音调的音:
例句:
The wind wailed through the trees.
风穿过树林发出似嚎叫的声音

v.tr.Archaic (及物动词)【古语】
To lament over; bewail.
哀悼:哀悼;哭着哀悼
n.(名词)
A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.
嚎啕声:长而高声的叫,如表示悲哀或痛苦
A long, loud, high-pitched sound:
呼啸:长而大声的声音:
例句:
the wail of a siren.
呼啸的警报声

A loud, bitter protest:
哀诉:高声痛苦的诉苦:
例句:
A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.
当新的停车规定宣布后,引起全面的抗议


来源:
Middle English wailen
中古英语 wailen
[probably of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to Old Norse v3la, vôla
[可能于斯堪的那维亚语] ;类似于 古斯堪的纳维亚语 v3la, vôla

【引伸】
wail.er
n.(名词)
wail.ingly
adv.(副词)

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