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单词 croak
释义 croak
I. \ˈkrōk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English croken, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to make a deep harsh sound
  < the frogs croaked >
 b. : to speak in a hoarse throaty raucous voice
  < I tried to ask … but my voice just croaked indistinguishably — Kenneth Roberts >
2.
 a. : to protest dismally or dolefully : grumble dourly : complain
  < a querulous patient always croaking about the hospital >
 b. : to predict evil : talk dismally
  < misanthropists always croaking about man's demerits >
3. slang : die
transitive verb
1. : to forebode, announce, or utter in a hoarse raucous voice
 < the raven … that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan — Shakespeare >
2. slang : to kill especially with brutal violence
Synonyms: see complain
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the hoarse harsh cry of a frog or raven or a similar sound
 < the croak of an old woman >
 < a strange croak of a laugh >
especially : an expiring gasp
 < his last croak >
2. : an asthmatic disease affecting the hawk — usually used in plural
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