| 单词 | screech |
| 释义 | screech (once / 1681 pages) nv To screech is to make a piercing, high-pitched sound. It can also be the sound itself. Want to hear a screech? Take a little kid’s lollipop away. A screech is another word for a scream, shriek, or cry. It’s not fun to listen to. If a woman in a horror movie finds a bad guy in her closet, she’ll probably screech. If you surprise someone in the middle of the night, expect a screech. Things can also screech, like when a car screeches to a sudden stop at a red light. WORD FAMILYscreech: screeched, screecher, screeches, screeching, screechy+/screecher: screechers/screeching: screechings USAGE EXAMPLESAnd when he’s not doing that, he’s spending time in his book-lined study, Darwin screeching at the magpies outside the window. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Daily commerce in essentials including food, medicine and transportation screeched almost to a halt. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Cue the screeching brakes, because there’s always a reminder that Oubre is still a young, developing player. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) 1n sharp piercing cry Syn|Hyper scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 2n a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry Syn|Hyper scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 3v make a high-pitched, screeching noise Syn|Hyper creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine make noise, noise, resound emit a noise 4v utter a harsh abrupt scream Syn|Hyper screak, skreak, skreigh, squawk call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell utter a sudden loud cry |
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