英语词汇“wail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	wail
释义	wail I. \ˈwāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English wailen, weilen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse væla, vāla to wail; akin to Old Norse vei woe — more at woe *intransitive verb* 1. : to express sorrow audibly : make mournful outcry : lament, weep < a child wailing for his mother > 2. : to make a sound resembling or suggestive of a mournful cry < deep in the grass … the curlew wailed — Eve Langley > 3. : to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complain < stop wailing about our divisions and emphasize our unity — W.E.Barton > *transitive verb* archaic : to grieve over : bewail < wail her wretched fate — William Morris > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from wailen 1. : the act, process, or practice of wailing : loud lamentation : keen < there was weeping and wail from young and old — Tom Taylor > 2. a. : a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain < a long broken wail of pain — Scott Fitzgerald > b. : a sound suggestive of wailing < the wail of an air-raid siren > c. : a querulous expression of grievance : complaint < their wails penetrated the offices of local officialdom — New York Times >
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