wail

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

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。

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）