花燈集英語字典

wailing

W 开头单词

基本解释

  • v.痛哭；發出似哭的尖聲；悲歎
  • n.痛哭；尖叫聲

同根派生

  • wailful adj. 悲痛的

用法辨析

    v. (動詞)

  • wail既可用作不及物動詞，也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時，一般接that從句作賓語，表示“哭著說出某一事”。

英汉例句

    用作動詞 (v.)

    用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

  • One of the small children began to wail with terror.
    小孩中的一個嚇得大哭起來。

    • 用作及物動詞: S+～+that-clause

  • She wailed that she had hurt her foot.
    她邊哭邊說她的腳受傷了。

    • 用作名詞 (n.)

  • I heard the wail of a baby.
    我聽到了一個嬰兒的哭聲。

词组短语

    短語

  • Wailing Cisticola 歗聲扇尾鶯;呼歗扇尾鶯
  • WAILING BEAST 哀號巨獸
  • wailing tone 尖叫音調
  • Wailing Waters 江河水
  • wailing haze 吼叫迷霧

英英字典

    柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
  • Wail is also a noun.
  • If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
  • If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
  • Wail is also a noun.