croak

英 [krəʊk]

美 [kroʊk]

v.  发出(像青蛙的)低沉沙哑声; 呱呱地叫; 用低沉而沙哑的声音说话; 死; 咽气
n.  (像青蛙发出的)低沉沙哑的声音，呱呱的叫声

过去式：croaked　现在分词：croaking　第三人称单数：croaks　复数：croaks　过去分词：croaked　

GRETEM8

BNC.17410 / COCA.16607

牛津词典

verb

• 发出（像青蛙的）低沉沙哑声；呱呱地叫
  to make a rough low sound, like the sound a frog makes
• 用低沉而沙哑的声音说话
  to speak or say sth with a rough low voice
  1. I had a sore throat and could only croak.
     我喉咙痛，只能哑着嗓子说话。
  2. He managed to croak a greeting.
     他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打招呼。
• 死；咽气
  to die

noun

• （像青蛙发出的）低沉沙哑的声音，呱呱的叫声
  a rough low sound made in the throat, like the sound made by a frog

柯林斯词典

• VERB (青蛙或鸟)发出低哑叫声，呱呱叫
  When a frog or birdcroaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
  1. Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank.
     上千只青蛙在河岸边的芦苇荡里呱呱叫。
  2. Croakis also a noun.
     
  3. ...the guttural croak of the frogs.
     粗嘎的蛙鸣声
• VERB (人)用低哑的声音说
  If someonecroakssomething, they say it in a low, rough voice.
  1. Tiller moaned and managed to croak, 'Help me.'...
     蒂勒呻吟着，用沙哑的声音勉强喊出了一声“救救我”。
  2. She croaked something unintelligible.
     她声音沙哑地说了些含糊不清的话。
  3. Croakis also a noun.
     
  4. His voice was just a croak.
     他的嗓音沙哑。

英英释义

noun

• a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
  Synonym:croaking

verb

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  1. She died from cancer
  2. The children perished in the fire
  3. The patient went peacefully
  4. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
  Synonym:diedeceaseperishgoexitpass awayexpirepasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokesnuff it
• make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  1. she grumbles when she feels overworked
  Synonym:murmurmuttergrumblegnarl
• utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
  Synonym:cronk

双语例句

• This instinctive behaviour is easy to see-birds sing, frogs croak, male dogs cock their leg and cats stalk their prey.
  这种本能的行为显而易见-鸟儿们歌唱，青蛙呱呱叫，公狗竖起它们的后腿，猫儿则会跟踪它们的猎物。
• They all the time appear to be very grave. Someone liken his voice to the croak of a bull-frog
  蛙类总是令人觉得很严肃的样子。有人把他的声音比作牛蛙的叫声
• He lifted up his hands and uttered a supplicatory croak;
  他抬起双手，发出哀求的哇哇声；
• Dogs bark, cocks crow, frogs croak to each other.
  吠、鸡鸣、蛙儿对唱。
• The large frogs sound like a small howling dog when they croak.
  这种大体型的青蛙在叫的时候听上去像一只小狗吠叫。
• Moreover, it seems absurd that birds should sing and frogs croak, if they could not even hear their own voices.
  说实话，青蛙在叫，鸟儿在唱，如果它们甚至听不到自己发出的声音，岂不荒谬。
• One can hear the croak of frogs when approaching a paddy field.
  夏天走近稻田就可以听到一片蛙鸣。
• Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank.
  上千只青蛙在河岸边的芦苇荡里呱呱叫。
• When the grandfather asked why, the boy replied," Because Daddy said when you croak we're all going to Disneyland. "
  爷爷问他为什么要这样，男孩回答到：“因为爸爸说，等你呱呱叫的时候我们就可以去迪斯尼乐园了。”
• I thought I was going to croak right there.
  我当时以为自己要死在那儿啦。