| 单词 | scream |
| 释义 | scream (skriːm ) Word forms: screams , screaming , screamed 1. verb B1 When someone screams, they make a very loud, high-pitched cry, for example because they are in pain or are very frightened. People were screaming; some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire. [VERB] If I hear one more joke about my hair, I shall scream. [VERB] He staggered around the playground, screaming in agony. [VERB + in] To play in front of 40,000 screaming fans was a great experience. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: cry, yell, shriek, bellow Scream is also a noun. Hilda let out a scream. ...screams of terror. [+ of] 2. verb B1 If you scream something, you shout it in a loud, high-pitched voice. 'Brigid!' she screamed. 'Get up!' [VERB with quote] I was screaming at them to get out of my house. [V at n to-inf] They started screaming abuse at us. [VERB noun] 3. verb B2 When something makes a loud, high-pitched noise, you can say that it screams. [written] She slammed the car into gear, the tyres screaming as her foot jammed against the accelerator. [VERB] As he talked, an airforce jet screamed over the town. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: thunder, rumble, screech Scream is also a noun. There was a scream of brakes from the carriageway outside. [+ of] 4. singular noun [a NOUN] If you say that someone is a scream, you think they are very funny. [informal] Idioms: scream blue murder [British] to make a lot of noise or fuss about something People are screaming blue murder about the amount of traffic going through their town. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: fans scream She may not make hysterical fans scream in her wake, but has more guts and ambition than any of them. The Sun (2012) The fans around me scream as the headline act belts out his greatest hits after flying in by helicopter. The Sun (2012) Flashbulbs pop, paparazzi heckle and fans scream her name. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We heard a scream. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE I could hear screams and shouting. The Sun (2012) One neighbour said screams were heard coming from the house. The Sun (2009) She screamed - it was a loud piercing scream. The Sun (2011) He let out a piercing scream and grabbed his temple. The Sun (2009) The atmosphere approached hysteria as teenagers welcomed the film's stars with piercing screams. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They scream wildly at any other swifts that pass by, warning them to keep out. Times, Sunday Times On sunny evenings throughout the summer, one can come across groups of them screaming wildly as they dash round the buildings in which they nest. Times, Sunday Times The rest of audience runs away, screaming wildly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a following scene, he screams wildly at an elderly lady, causing her to have a heart attack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You have every right to be angry and upset, and you're screaming inside even if you're not crying. The Sun I was very jealous of my son at his wedding last year, screaming inside that she was with the wrong guy. The Sun Was he smiling or screaming inside? Times, Sunday Times His speech bubbles are empty: a permanent silent scream of horror at a universe evacuated of meaning and value. Times, Sunday Times She said that the local education authorities could no longer ignore the silent scream of a generation of schoolgirls. Times, Sunday Times These details build up slowly into a silent scream in the viewer. Times, Sunday Times Many people are driven - but when they accomplish things, they still experience it as non-achievement, amplifying their silent screams. ST Nobody will hear his silent screams. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 尖叫声, 尖叫 Japanese: 金切り声, 金切り声を上げる |
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