shriek
英[ʃriːk]
美[ʃrik]
- vi. 尖叫；促人注意
- vt. 尖声发出
- n. 尖声；尖锐的响声
词态变化
复数: shrieks;第三人称单数: shrieks;过去式: shrieked;过去分词: shrieked;现在分词: shrieking;
助记提示
1. 很像汽车紧急刹车时的声音。
2. 美国有个动画片叫《怪物史莱克》，史莱克(Shrek，又译为史瑞克)与单词shriek(尖叫)是不是很像，中间只少了一个字母i，丑得可爱的史莱克长得也怪吓人的，谁碰到怪物不会尖叫呢？
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The ladies shriek and swoon at his every word.
- 他的每一句话都令那些女士为之尖叫，为之痴狂。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sue let out a terrific shriek and leapt out of the way.
- 休发出一声尖叫，跳到了一边。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. All of a sudden he let out a piercing shriek.
- 他突然发出一声尖叫.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.
- 突然他开始大声尖叫起来.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright.
- 蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的响声，富兰克林尖叫一声，吓得跳了起来。
来自柯林斯例句