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Wail V Attested Weil 哀号,痛哭 英 V.哀号,痛哭 Express

单词 wail
音标 [weil]
解释 v. 哀号,痛哭
红宝书 【英】 v.哀号,痛哭 (to express sorrow audibly; lament)
【例】 The wind wailed in the trees.(风在林中呼啸 )
字源 wail (v.)
c.1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla "to lament," from væ "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
wail (n.)
c.1300; see wail (v.).
不择手段背单词 v. (大声并痛苦地)哀号, 痛哭
【记】w = weep, ail(v 得小病): 大哭
趣味全助记 【记】源自woe 悲哀;发音像痛哭的声音;音:哇呀哟,象是哭声

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