| 单词 | exclaim |
| 释义 | exclaim (once / 44 pages) v The verb exclaim is from the Latin word exclamare, which means "to cry out." The English meaning is similar, to cry out, but with the added element of a strong emotion such as fear, joy, surprise. In writing, when someone exclaims something, the punctuation mark used to express this vehement outcry is usually the exclamation point: "Stop!" you exclaim when your toddler climbs precariously on a chair stacked with books. "Not in this lifetime!" you cry out when your teenager wants to borrow the new car. You will exclaim "I'm so proud!" when your child graduates college. WORD FAMILYexclaim: exclaimed, exclaiming, exclaims, exclamation, exclamatory+/exclaiming: exclaimings/exclamation: exclamations/exclamatory: exclamatorily USAGE EXAMPLES“That was amazing,” the artist exclaimed when Corden sang falsetto. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) Gamboa wraps up his final shot. “Thank you, everybody,” he exclaims, and the group relaxes. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) “All that fleeing for my life is so slimming!” she exclaims. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1v utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy `I won!' he exclaimed Syn|Hypo|Hyper call out, cry, cry out, outcry, shout call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell utter a sudden loud cry call outcall out loudly, as of names or numbers gee give a command to a horse to turn to the right side aah, oohexpress admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah' express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise 2v state or announce `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed Syn|Hypo|Hyper proclaim, promulgate declare proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against trumpetproclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet clarionproclaim on, or as if on, a clarion declare state emphatically and authoritatively |
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