wail

英 [weɪl]

美 [weɪl]

v.  (因悲伤或疼痛)哭号，恸哭; 大声呼叫; 哀号; 高声抱怨; 发出长而高的声音; 呼啸
n.  (疼痛或悲伤时发出的)号啕，哀号

过去式：wailed　现在分词：wailing　复数：wails　第三人称单数：wails　过去分词：wailed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9985 / COCA.8887

牛津词典

verb

• （因悲伤或疼痛）哭号，恸哭
  to make a long loud high cry because you are sad or in pain
  1. The little girl was wailing miserably.
     那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
  2. women wailing and weeping
     痛哭流涕的妇女
• 大声呼叫；哀号；高声抱怨
  to cry or complain about sth in a loud high voice
  1. ‘It's broken,’ she wailed.
     “打碎了。”她大声叫道。
  2. There's no point wailing about something that happened so long ago.
     事情早已发生，痛哭流涕也于事无补。
• 发出长而高的声音；呼啸
  to make a long high sound
  1. Ambulances raced by with sirens wailing.
     救护车高声鸣笛疾驰而过。

noun

• （疼痛或悲伤时发出的）号啕，哀号
  a long loud high cry expressing pain or sadness; a sound similar to this
  1. a wail of despair
     绝望的哀号
  2. the distant wail of sirens
     远处警报器的鸣响

柯林斯词典

• VERB 哀号;悲鸣;恸哭
  If someonewails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
  1. The women began to wail in mourning.
     女人们开始哀哭起来。
  2. ...a mother wailing for her lost child.
     因丧子而痛哭的母亲
  3. Wailis also a noun.
     
  4. Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.
     来访者列队走过灾难现场时听见到处都是哀号声。
• VERB 哀诉;哀号着说
  If youwailsomething, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
  1. 'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed...
     “看看你干的好事！”雪莉哭诉道。
  2. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
     普丽姆罗丝因疲惫而显得有些迟钝，开始哭着说她饿了。
• VERB (警报器等)尖叫，尖啸
  If something such as a siren or an alarmwails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
  1. Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries...
     警车护送着大卡车，一路警笛长鸣。
  2. The wind wailed outside the closed windows.
     紧闭的窗户外狂风呼啸。
  3. Wailis also a noun.
     
  4. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
     远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。

英英释义

noun

• a cry of sorrow and grief
  1. their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  Synonym:lamentlamentationplaint

verb

• cry weakly or softly
  1. she wailed with pain
  Synonym:whimpermewlpule
• emit long loud cries
  1. wail in self-pity
  2. howl with sorrow
  Synonym:howlululateroaryawlyaup

双语例句

• She would go into a trance and wail her incantations to the spirits.
  她会神志恍惚，哀声向幽灵念咒语。
• Banshee keen, I wanted to tell her, they wail and weep, but they never howl.
  我想告诉她，女妖天性敏感，她们会流泪哭泣，但从不嚎叫。
• When Zhou Yu arrived at Jingzhou and learned this, he let out a wail and fainted.
  等周瑜来到荆州的时候，听说已经被刘备占领了，气得大叫一声，晕了过去。
• Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
  你们要愁苦，悲哀，哭泣。将喜笑变作悲哀，欢乐变作愁闷。
• I could hear the wail of a baby in the house next door.
  我可以听到隔壁房子里婴儿的啼哭声。
• Newborn babies begin their life with a wail.
  新生儿痛哭一声便开始了他们的生命。
• The exhausted mother smiled at the wail of her newborn baby.
  听到新生儿的哭叫声，倦极了的母亲笑了。
• He causes my copper chain to be heavy. I wail pray for rescue.
  他使我的铜链沉重，我哀号求救；
• One of the small children began to wail with terror.
  小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
• Don't wail up for me. I may be back after midnight.
  你不用等我了，我也许要午夜以后才会回来。