squawk
英 [skw??k]
美[skw?k]
- vi. 抗議；發出響而粗的叫聲；大聲抱怨
- n. 抗議；叫聲；訴苦；故障
- vt. 粗聲叫出；訴苦
TEM8暢通詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?squawks;過去式:?squawked;過去分詞:?squawked;現在分詞:?squawking;
助記提示
1. blend of squall and hawk.
2. squall + hawk => squawk.
3. 諧音“嘶哭客、嘶聒客、嘶狂客”。
2. squall + hawk => squawk.
3. 諧音“嘶哭客、嘶聒客、嘶狂客”。
英文詞源
- squawk (v.)
- 1821, probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco "small crested heron"). Related: Squawked; squawking. Squawk-box "loud-speaker" is from 1945.
- squawk (n.)
- 1850, from squawk (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. She gave a loud squawk when the water was poured on her.
- 水潑到她身上時，她大叫了一聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He gave a strangulated squawk.
- 他像嗓子被勒住似的嘎叫了一聲。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The hen gave a squawk when It'saw the cat.
- 母雞見到貓時咯咯叫了起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
- 一只綠頭鴨突然飛起，憤怒地尖鳴一聲直沖天空。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
- 我朝母雞扔卵石，嚇得它們亂跳亂叫。
來自柯林斯例句