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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We'll set up our tents over there by the edge of the woods.
我们在林边搭帐蓬。
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
三月来如雄狮，去如绵羊。
The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.
沿船体的上升的气流和沿航线向前的气流给这种巨翼大鸟以足够的浮力和推力。