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wail

wail

[英] [weil] [美] [wel] 生词本

vt.& vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:Wail  
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  • 词典例句

1. VERB 哀号;悲鸣;恸哭 If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 
  • The women began to wail in mourning.

    女人们开始哀哭起来。

  • ...a mother wailing for her lost child.

    因丧子而痛哭的母亲

  • Wail is also a noun.
    • Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.

      来访者列队走过灾难现场时听见到处都是哀号声。

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  • Mace still remembers the pitiful wailing of the trapped and the wounded.

    梅斯依然还记得那些被困者和受伤者的令人同情的哀号。

2. VERB 哀诉;哀号着说 If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 
  • 'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed...

    “看看你干的好事!”雪莉哭诉道。

  • Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.

    普丽姆罗丝因疲惫而显得有些迟钝,开始哭着说她饿了。

3. VERB (警报器等)尖叫,尖啸 If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. 
  • Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries...

    警车护送着大卡车,一路警笛长鸣。

  • The wind wailed outside the closed windows.

    紧闭的窗户外狂风呼啸。

  • Wail is also a noun.
    • The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.

      远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。

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  • Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.

    我们的炮弹一发,便听到可怕的哀号声和尖叫声。

Noun

1. a cry of sorrow and grief;

  • "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Verb

1. emit long loud cries;

  • "wail in self-pity"
  • "howl with sorrow"

2. cry weakly or softly;

  • "she wailed with pain"
1. From two blocks over he could hear the thin wail.
他从两条街以外的地方就能听到那微弱的哭泣声。

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2. I heard the wail of a baby.
我听到了一个婴儿的哭声。

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3. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。

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4. She would go into a trance and wail her incantations to the spirits.
她会神志恍惚,哀声向幽灵念咒语。

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5. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来。

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