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Shrill High Pitched Adj Graded 例:Shrill Whistle Verb 英[ʃrɪl 美[ʃrɪl

单词 shrill
音标
英[ʃrɪl] 美[ʃrɪl]
解释
adj.(声音)尖锐的;刺耳的;高频率的;强烈的,刺激的;vt.以尖声的方式说出;尖叫;vi.尖叫;发出一种尖锐的声音;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
(声音)刺耳的,尖厉的
A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant.
例: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。
例:...the shrill whistle of the engine...引擎刺耳的呼啸声

ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例: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。

VERB
(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.
例:The phone shrilled, making her jump.电话铃声刺耳地响起,惊得她跳了起来。

VERB
尖声说出;尖声喊出
If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly.
例:'No, no, no,' she shrilled.“不,不,不,”她尖叫道。
变形
noun:shrillness~third:shrills~done:shrilled~est:shrillest~adv:shrilly~ing:shrilling~er:shriller~past:shrilled~

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