柯林斯詞典wail /we?l/ (wailing,wailed,wails) 1. V-I If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 哀號 The women began to wail in mourning. 女人們開始大放悲聲。2. N-COUNT Wail is also a noun. 悲鳴聲 Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster. 當(dāng)來訪者們列隊走過災(zāi)難現(xiàn)場時聽見陣陣悲痛的哀號聲。3. V-T If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 高聲數(shù)落 "Now look what you've done!" Shirley wailed. “現(xiàn)在,看看你干了什么!”雪莉高聲數(shù)落道。4. V-I If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. (汽笛、警報等) 長鳴 Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the trucks. 警車警笛長鳴,與卡車相隨。5. N-UNCOUNT Wail is also a noun. 長鳴聲 The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance. 老遠(yuǎn)就可聽到風(fēng)笛悠長的奏鳴聲。 返回 wail劍橋詞典[ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] to make a long , high cry , usually because of pain or sadness 慟哭;號啕大哭 The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region . 女人們都圍到了棺材旁,開始號啕大哭,當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗就是這樣。 [ 跟直接引語一起使用的動詞 ] "My finger hurts ," wailed the child . “我的手指頭很疼,”那個孩子大哭道。 [ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 ] informal to complain loudly or strongly 高聲抱怨;大發(fā)牢騷 [ 詞或詞組后面接一個that從句 ] Business people wailed that their trade would be ruined . 生意人都強(qiáng)烈抱怨說他們的買賣會被毀掉的。 返回 wail