| 英语单词 | strident |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['straɪdnt] 美 ['straɪdnt] |
| 中文释义 | adj.刺耳的;吱吱尖叫的;尖锐的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) His strident voice rang through the house. (2) People are put off by her strident voice. (3) Here we can hear the strident calls of a crane or goose. (4) The siren is really strident. (5) He is a strident advocate of nuclear power. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他那刺耳的嗓音响彻整个房子。 (2) 人们对她刺耳的嗓音感到十分厌恶。 (3) 这儿我们能听到一只鹤或鹅的尖锐鸣声。 (4) 警笛声好尖锐啊。 (5) 他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Something that's strident is loud, grating, and obnoxious. Your roommate's strident laughter as he watches cartoons late into the night might inspire you to buy a pair of ear plugs. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Strident is related to the Latin word strix , meaning "screech owl." This is a kind of owl that doesn't hoot. It screeches in a strident way. Strident can also describe the forceful expression of an unpopular opinion. Don't confuse strident with striding, which means walking quickly with a wide step. If you're angry at your brother, you might come striding into his room and begin making a strident case for why he has done you wrong. |
| 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]强硬的;咄咄逼人的;坚定的 If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable. [disapproval]
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2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]刺耳的;尖锐的 If a voice or sound is strident, it is loud, harsh, and unpleasant to listen to.
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