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shrill
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adj.

vt.

vi.

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1. ADJ-GRADED (声音)刺耳的，尖厉的 A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant. 

  • Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out...

    骚乱爆发时，我们周围充斥着尖厉的哭喊声和难以入耳的咒骂声。

  • ...the shrill whistle of the engine...

    引擎刺耳的呼啸声

  • Mary Ann's voice grew shrill.

    玛丽·安的声音变得尖厉了。

shrilly

  • 'What are you doing?' she demanded shrilly.

    “你在干什么？”她厉声责问。

shrillness

  • ...that ugly shrillness in her voice.

    她的嗓音尖厉刺耳

2. ADJ-GRADED (要求、抗议、声明等)尖刻的，强硬的，不依不饶的 If you describe a demand, protest, or statement as shrill, you disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said. 

  • Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism.

    大西洋两岸都在大肆鼓吹贸易保护主义。

3. VERB (铃、哨)发出尖锐的声音，发出刺耳的声音 If a bell or whistle shrills, it makes a loud, high-pitched sound. 

  • The phone shrilled, making her jump.

    电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。

4. VERB 尖声说出;尖声喊出 If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly. 

  • 'No, no, no,' she shrilled.

    “不，不，不，”她尖叫道。

Verb

1. utter a shrill cry

Adjective

1. high-pitched and sharp;

  • "piercing screams"
  • "a shrill whistle"
1. She had a shrill high-pitched voice.
她的声音高得刺耳。

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