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wail

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [weɪl]
  • 美式音标 [weɪl]
  • 国际音标 [weil]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vi. 哀號；悲歎
  • vt. 爲某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀號著說
  • n. 哀號；悲歎；慟哭聲
  • n. (Wail)人名；(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒；(英)韋爾

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    wailful：悲歎的；哀悼的。
  • n性質的同根詞
    wailer：慟哭者；哀悼者。

用法辨析

    v. (動詞)

  • wail既可用作不及物動詞，也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時，一般接that從句作賓語，表示“哭著說出某一事”。

英汉例句

    用作動詞 (v.)

    用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

  • One of the small children began to wail with terror.
    小孩中的一個嚇得大哭起來。

    • 用作及物動詞: S+～+that-clause

  • She wailed that she had hurt her foot.
    她邊哭邊說她的腳受傷了。

    • 用作名詞 (n.)

  • I heard the wail of a baby.
    我聽到了一個嬰兒的哭聲。

词组短语

    短語

  • fire wail 防火牆
  • Harmonious Wail 表縯者
  • wail endlessly 哀哭不已
  • crib wail 木籠牆
  • Psychic Wail 心霛咆哮

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness
  • a long, high, loud cry, especially because of something unpleasant

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
  • Wail is also a noun.
  • If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
  • If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
  • Wail is also a noun.