bleat
英[bliːt]
美[blit]
- vi. 咩咩叫；胡扯；抱怨
- vt. 咩咩地叫；愚蠢地讲
- n. 咩咩叫声
词态变化
第三人称单数: bleats;过去式: bleated;过去分词: bleated;现在分词: bleating;名词: bleating;
助记提示
1. 谐音“不理它” --- 羊因为你不理它，所以就咩咩地叫来抱怨、诉苦。
2. *bl- => blah-blah, blow, ...
3. bleat 哭诉，叫（小羊牛） “不理它的哭诉”
中文词源
bleat 羊叫
拟声词。
英文词源
- bleat (v.)
- Old English blætan, from West Germanic *bhle- (source also of Dutch blaten "to bleat"), of imitative origin (compare Greek blekhe "a bleating; the wailing of children," Old Church Slavonic blejat "to bleat," Latin flere "to weep"). Related: Bleated; bleating.
- bleat (n.)
- c. 1500, from bleat (v.).
双语例句
- 1. He heard the bleat of a lamb.
- 他听到小羊的叫声.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. She wanted to scream, but all that would come out was this faint bleat.
- 她想尖叫，但最终只是发出了这么微弱的呻吟。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There came the bleat of horns.
- 远处传来喇叭声.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The victim gave a bleat of terror.
- 那个受害者发出一声恐惧的哀鸣.
来自辞典例句
- 5. They bleat about how miserable they are.
- 他们诉说他们的生活是多么悲惨.
来自辞典例句