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shrill n.尖锐的声音adj.尖锐的；刺耳的v.用尖锐的声音说；发出刺耳声 (1) 男孩子们突然迸发出刺耳的兴奋的欢呼声。(2) 广播中充斥着对新税法的尖锐抗议。(3) 在空无一人的办公室里，电话铃徒然发出尖锐刺耳的响声。 Closer to a shriek than a trill, a shrill tone is one that might make you cover your ears, usually because the tone is so high and sharp. A high pitched voice, a classroom of excited first graders, or the sound of chalk scraping the board can all be shrill, as can a color or light that looks as sharp and intense as a shrill tone sounds.

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英 [ʃrɪl] 美 [ʃrɪl] (1) The boys broke into shrill, excited cheering.(2) Shrill protests about the new taxes filled the air.(3) Telephones shrill uselessly in deserted offices. A shrill sound is high pitched and sharp, like the squeak of the mouse in your cupboard or the sound of your “eek” when you hear it. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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.   [usu ADJ n]  [disapproval]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 动词](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.   [V]  [WRITTEN 笔语]The phone shrilled, making her jump.电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。4[VERB 动词]尖声说出；尖声喊出 If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly.   [V with quote]  [WRITTEN 笔语]'No, no, no,' she shrilled.“不，不，不，”她尖叫道。

英语单词	shrill
英美音标	英 [ʃrɪl] 美 [ʃrɪl]
中文释义	n.尖锐的声音 adj.尖锐的；刺耳的 v.用尖锐的声音说；发出刺耳声
英语例句	(1) The boys broke into shrill, excited cheering. (2) Shrill protests about the new taxes filled the air. (3) Telephones shrill uselessly in deserted offices.
中文例句	(1) 男孩子们突然迸发出刺耳的兴奋的欢呼声。 (2) 广播中充斥着对新税法的尖锐抗议。 (3) 在空无一人的办公室里，电话铃徒然发出尖锐刺耳的响声。
vocabulary简明	A shrill sound is high pitched and sharp, like the squeak of the mouse in your cupboard or the sound of your “eek” when you hear it.
vocabulary扩展	Closer to a shriek than a trill, a shrill tone is one that might make you cover your ears, usually because the tone is so high and sharp. A high pitched voice, a classroom of excited first graders, or the sound of chalk scraping the board can all be shrill, as can a color or light that looks as sharp and intense as a shrill tone sounds.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval] 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 动词](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. [V] [WRITTEN 笔语] The phone shrilled, making her jump. 电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。 4 [VERB 动词]尖声说出；尖声喊出 If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly. [V with quote] [WRITTEN 笔语] 'No, no, no,' she shrilled. “不，不，不，”她尖叫道。

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