shriek

英 [ʃriːk] 美[ʃrik]
  • vi. 尖叫;促人注意
  • vt. 尖声发出
  • n. 尖声;尖锐的响声

GRE低频词TEM4CET4CET6常用词汇

词态变化


复数: shrieks;第三人称单数: shrieks;过去式: shrieked;过去分词: shrieked;现在分词: shrieking;

助记提示


1. 很像汽车紧急刹车时的声音。
2. 美国有个动画片叫《怪物史莱克》,史莱克(Shrek,又译为史瑞克)与单词shriek(尖叫)是不是很像,中间只少了一个字母i,丑得可爱的史莱克长得也怪吓人的,谁碰到怪物不会尖叫呢?

英文词源


shriek (v.)
16c. variant of scrycke (c. 1200), from Old Norse skrækja "to screech" (see screech), probably of imitative origin. Related: Shrieked; shrieking. The noun is attested from 1580s, from the verb.

双语例句


1. The ladies shriek and swoon at his every word.
他的每一句话都令那些女士为之尖叫,为之痴狂。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Sue let out a terrific shriek and leapt out of the way.
休发出一声尖叫,跳到了一边。

来自柯林斯例句

3. All of a sudden he let out a piercing shriek.
他突然发出一声尖叫.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.
突然他开始大声尖叫起来.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright.
蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的响声,富兰克林尖叫一声,吓得跳了起来。

来自柯林斯例句