| 单词 | bleat |
| 释义 | bleat (bliːt ) Word forms: bleats , bleating , bleated 1. verb When a sheep or goat bleats, it makes the sound that sheep and goats typically make. From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly. [VERB] ...a small flock of bleating ewes and lambs. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: baa, call, cry, maa Bleat is also a noun. ...the faint bleat of a distressed animal. 2. verb If someone bleats, they speak in a weak, high voice. [written] 'I don't want it,' Eric bleated. [VERB with quote] Bleat is also a noun. She wanted to scream, but all that would come out was this faint bleat. 3. verb If you say that someone bleats about something, you mean that they complain about it in a way which makes them sound weak and irritating. [disapproval] They are always bleating about 'unfair' foreign competition. [VERB + about] Don't come bleating to me every time something goes wrong. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: complain, carp, fuss, moan [informal] Phrasal verbs: bleat on about phrasal verb If you say that someone is bleating on about something, you mean that they are talking about it a great deal in a way which makes them sound weak and irritating. [mainly British, disapproval] It's no good bleating on about it, you ought to do something about it. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Collocations: sheep bleats As the officer opened his mouth I suddenly heard a sheep bleating behind me. CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002) The men haggle, the sheep bleat, the goats complain and the hungry calves groan. Times, Sunday Times (2008) All we hear is the wind and birdsong, sheep bleating and the sea when the wind's in the right direction. Times, Sunday Times (2010) |
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