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Squeal Squall 12037.Squeal 英 Skwiːl]美 Skwil 释义 Vt

正面 12037.squeal
英 [skwiːl]美 [skwil]

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释义:
vt. 告密;长声尖叫vi. 告密;尖声地说n. 尖叫声
例句:
1. He heard tires squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision.为避免相撞而刹车时,他听到了轮胎与地面刺耳的摩擦声。

1、应该算是拟声词。2、注意三个具有某种同源性的单词:squeal, squeak, squall.3. squall => squeal.

squeal (v.)c. 1300, probably of imitative origin, similar to Old Norse skvala "to cry out" (see squall (v.)). The sense of "inform on another" is first recorded 1865. Related: Squealed; squealing. The noun is attested from 1747."

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