squawk

英 [skw??k] 美[skw?k]
  • vi. 抗議；發(fā)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(tài)變化

第三人稱單數(shù):?squawks;過去式:?squawked;過去分詞:?squawked;現(xiàn)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”。

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(shí)，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(quán)威詞典》

3. The hen gave a squawk when It'saw the cat.
母雞見到貓時(shí)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