| 单词 | shriek |
| 释义 | shriek (once / 276 pages) nv A high-pitched, piercing cry is a shriek. A common response to finding a snake curled in the silverware drawer would be to shriek. You can shriek in fear, surprise, or even shriek with laughter. If the sound you make is high, sharp, and loud, it's a shriek. A teenager who sees her favorite movie star might shriek, "Look who it is!" And, little kids in an inflatable bouncy house will very likely shriek with delight. The word shriek sounds very much like what it means, and its Old Norse root skrækja, "to screech," may have originated for that very reason. WORD FAMILYshriek: shrieked, shrieking, shrieks+/shrieking: shriekings USAGE EXAMPLESI slide a trembling dollar into Luigi’s G-string and shriek, “Happy New Year.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) While reporters ambled inside the visitors’ locker room, suddenly shrieks and howls echoed from the shower stalls. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) Workers in the field sometimes call it “peek and shriek.” New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n sharp piercing cry Syn|Hyper scream, screaming, screech, screeching, 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, screech, screeching, shrieking noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 3v utter a shrill cry Syn|Hypo|Hyper pipe, pipe up, shrill caterwaul, yowl utter shrieks, as of cats call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell utter a sudden loud cry |
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