wail
美[weɪl] 英[weɪl]
v. 痛哭;发出似哭的尖声;悲叹
n. 痛哭;尖叫声
详细释义
v.(动词)- 痛哭,大哭,恸哭,哭号,哭叫,嚎啕
- 悲叹,悲号,哀鸣,哀号,呜咽
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- 呼啸,尖啸
- 哀悼
- 为...恸哭
- <古>哀号着说,哀诉
n.(名词)- 恸哭,痛哭,嚎啕
- 哀鸣声,哀号声
- 呼啸声,尖啸声
- 号啕声,恸哭声,悲泣声
- 哀诉,呜咽,悲叹,悲泣,哀号
双解释义
v.(动词)- vt. & vi. 哭叫,哀号 make a long cry showing sadness or pain
n.(名词)- [C] 痛哭,哭泣 act or sound of wailing
英英释义
Noun- a cry of sorrow and grief;
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Verb- emit long loud cries;
"wail in self-pity" "howl with sorrow"
- cry weakly or softly;
"she wailed with pain"
例句
用作动词(v.)- 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。
- The women gathered around and began to wail.妇女们围拢在一起,开始嚎啕大哭。
- The wind wailed in the forest all night.风在林子里彻夜呼啸。
- She was wailing for her lost child.她为死去的孩子伤心悲痛.
用作名词(n.)- 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。
- I heard the wail of a police siren.我听见警笛的尖叫声。
词语用法
v.(动词)wail既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,一般接that从句作宾语,表示“哭着说出某一事”。