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wail v.痛哭；发出似哭的尖声；悲叹n.痛哭；尖叫声 (1) 为过去的错误痛哭是没有用的。(2) 妇女们围拢在一起,开始嚎啕大哭。(3) 风在林子里彻夜呼啸。(4) 她为死去的孩子伤心悲痛.(5) 新生儿痛哭一声便开始了他们的生命。(6) 听到新生儿的哭叫声，倦极了的母亲笑了。(7) 我听见警笛的尖叫声。 When it comes to expressing unhappiness, wailing lies at the extreme end of the spectrum. So, it's best to save this response for life's most unpleasant moments — unless you're a jazz musician. In jazz terminology, wailing on one's instrument is actually a good thing. What's the connection between an eardrum-shattering expression of misery and a hot jam session? The answer to that question may depend on your personal musical preferences.

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英 [weɪl] 美 [weɪl] (1) There's no use wailing about/over mistakes made in the past.(2) The women gathered around and began to wail.(3) The wind wailed in the forest all night.(4) She was wailing for her lost child.(5) Newborn babies begin their life with a wail.(6) The exhausted mother smiled at the wail of her newborn baby.(7) I heard the wail of a police siren. To wail is to let loose a long loud cry. If you're feeling truly miserable, take a deep breath and wail as loudly as possible. 1[VERB 动词]哀号；悲鸣；恸哭 If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.   [V]  [V for n]  [oft N of n]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。wailingMace 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 动词]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.   [V with quote]  [V that]  [Also V about n]'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 动词](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.   [V]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。wailingOur 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。

英语单词	wail
英美音标	英 [weɪl] 美 [weɪl]
中文释义	v.痛哭；发出似哭的尖声；悲叹 n.痛哭；尖叫声
英语例句	(1) There's no use wailing about/over mistakes made in the past. (2) The women gathered around and began to wail. (3) The wind wailed in the forest all night. (4) She was wailing for her lost child. (5) Newborn babies begin their life with a wail. (6) The exhausted mother smiled at the wail of her newborn baby. (7) I heard the wail of a police siren.
中文例句	(1) 为过去的错误痛哭是没有用的。 (2) 妇女们围拢在一起,开始嚎啕大哭。 (3) 风在林子里彻夜呼啸。 (4) 她为死去的孩子伤心悲痛. (5) 新生儿痛哭一声便开始了他们的生命。 (6) 听到新生儿的哭叫声，倦极了的母亲笑了。 (7) 我听见警笛的尖叫声。
vocabulary简明	To wail is to let loose a long loud cry. If you're feeling truly miserable, take a deep breath and wail as loudly as possible.
vocabulary扩展	When it comes to expressing unhappiness, wailing lies at the extreme end of the spectrum. So, it's best to save this response for life's most unpleasant moments — unless you're a jazz musician. In jazz terminology, wailing on one's instrument is actually a good thing. What's the connection between an eardrum-shattering expression of misery and a hot jam session? The answer to that question may depend on your personal musical preferences.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]哀号；悲鸣；恸哭 If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. [V] [V for n] [oft N of n] 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。 wailing 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 动词]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. [V with quote] [V that] [Also V about n] '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 动词](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. [V] 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。 wailing 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。

Wail Wailing Heard Began Verb 动词 Loud High Pitched