Wail
[ wel ]
第2级
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vt.& vi. 哭叫，哀号;
n. 痛哭，哭声;
📝 例句
The child started to wail when the nurse came over with a syringe.
当护士拿着注射器走过来时,孩子便嚎啕大哭起来。
wail about [over] one's misfortune
为自己的不幸发牢骚
"He's taken my apple, mummy," she wailed.
"妈妈,他抢走了我的苹果,"她哭着说。
Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.
试比较cry、 sob、 weep、 wail、 whimper这五个词.
The breath went out of her in a wail, her body shook with violent sobbing.
她恸哭失声，整个身子都随着剧烈的抽泣发起抖来。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ tail-尾巴,wail-哀泣:狗被踩到了尾巴开始号哭
※ wai-拼音“歪”,l-拼音“了”:贪官死前哀号路走歪了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
wail
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (about/over sth) cry or complain (about sth) in a loud (usu shrill) voice （大声）哭, 诉苦（通常指尖声地）: wail with grief 恸哭
The sick child was wailing miserably. 那个患儿难受得连哭带喊.
There's no use wailing about/over mistakes made in the past. 为过去的错误痛哭是没有用的.
(b) [I] (fig 比喻) make a sound similar to that of a person wailing 发出似哭号的尖声
ambulances racing along with sirens wailing 高声鸣笛疾驶的救护车
You can hear the wind wailing in the chimney. 可以听到风穿过烟囱发出的尖声.
(c) [Tn, Tf] say (sth) in a wailing way 哭著说（某事）
`I've lost all my money!' she wailed. 她哭著说: ｀我的钱都丢了!＇
The child was wailing loudly that she had hurt her foot. 那个女孩儿大声哭著说她的脚受伤了.
2 [Ipr] ~ for sb express one's grief at the loss or death of sb; mourn sb 为某人死亡而悲痛; 哀悼某人
She was wailing for her lost child. 她为死去的孩子伤心悲痛. =>Usage at cry 用法见 cry. wail, n
(a) shrill cry, esp of pain or grief 尖叫; （尤指）痛哭
The child burst into loud wails. 那个孩子突然大哭起来.
She uttered a wail of grief. 她悲痛地大声尖叫.
(b) sound similar to this 尖叫声; （尤指）痛哭声
the wail of sirens 警报器的呼啸声.
🔁 扩展释义
*[weil]n. 恸哭, 哀号, 嚎啕, 呼啸(声)vi. 恸哭, 呼啸, 悲叹, 哀号, 嚎啕
📖 同为「核心」词汇
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The citizens of Riverdale, of course.
当然是Riverdale的公民。
I don't remember where I was then.
我不记得那时我在哪里。
Tickets, please. May I see your ticket please, madam?
请出示车票。夫人，请问我可以看看你的车票吗？