| 单词 | wail |
| 释义 | wail (weɪl ) Word forms: wails , wailing , wailed 1. verb If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. The women began to wail in mourning. [VERB] ...a mother wailing for her lost child. [VERB + for] Wail is also a noun. Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster. [+ of] wailing uncountable noun Mace still remembers the pitiful wailing of the trapped and the wounded. 2. verb If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed. [VERB with quote] Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry. [VERB that] Synonyms: scream, cry, yell, howl 3. verb If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries. [VERB] The wind wailed outside the closed windows. [VERB] Synonyms: howl, scream, roar, cry Wail is also a noun. The wail of the bagpipes could be heard in the distance. [+ of] wailing uncountable noun Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching. Translations: Chinese: 哀号 Japanese: 長く悲しげに叫ぶ |
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