| 词汇 | screech |
| 释义 | screech verb[ I ] uk /skriːtʃ/ us /skriːtʃ/ to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise: 尖叫;发出刺耳声 She was screeching at him at the top of her voice.她冲他声嘶力竭地尖叫着。 He was screeching with pain/laughter.他疼得大叫／笑得直叫。 [ + speech ]"Don't you dare touch me!" she screeched.“你敢碰我！”她大声叫道。 The car screeched to a halt/standstill(= stopped very suddenly, making a loud high noise).汽车嘎的一声刹住了。 figurativeThe economic recovery is likely to screech to a halt/standstill(= stop very suddenly) if taxes are increased.倘若加税，经济复苏很可能会突然止步。 Compare creakverb squeakverb(SOUND) screamverb(MAKE NOISE) squealverb Shouting & screaming barracking bawl bellow bray burst burst out call (something) out clamour cry cry out ejaculate give someone a shoutidiom holler howl raise shout shouty squawk the hairdryer treatment thunder screech noun[ C ] uk /skriːtʃ/ us /skriːtʃ/ a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear: 长而刺耳的尖叫声 He let out a loud screech.他发出了一声尖叫。 The truck stopped with a screech of brakes.卡车在一阵刺耳的急刹车尖啸声中停了下来。 Compare creaknoun squeaknoun screamnoun(NOISE) squealnoun Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away crunch honk plop resonance rumble spit squeak susurrus swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking screech | American Dictionaryscreech verb[ I ] us/skritʃ/ to make a long, loud, high noise: They clapped their hands and screeched with laughter. A semitrailer truck screeched to a halt (= stopped suddenly with a long, loud, high noise of its brakes) . screechnoun[ C ]us/skritʃ/ The truck stopped with a screech of brakes. Examples of screechscreech Indeed, people from across the country have written to me complaining not only about barking dogs, but about screeching peacocks and peahens, among other things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When approached by a witness, they pulled out the fox, which was screeching in pain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are a terrible nuisance and the tearing, screeching noise comes on suddenly and is greatly upsetting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Residents are being woken up or kept awake during the night by loud music, shouting, drinking, partying and cars revving and screeching at all hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Day and night she is troubled by the screeching of pigeons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We then get the screeching of brakes and the driver pulls up half-way over the pedestrian crossing, or else there is an accident. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mantled howler uses a wide range of other sounds, including barks, grunts, woofs, cackles and screeches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their loud calls are distinctive and include hysterical cackling, laughing and screeching calls. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is quick-tempered and prone to screeching when she's upset. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Suddenly, their conversation was halted by screeching of brakes followed by a terrible crash, which shook the pub. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are interrupted by the sound of screeching brakes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The probe's screeching calls were the whale song in distorted form. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are generally quiet, but they can make a loud honking or screeching sound, which is lower in pitch than the calls of most parrots. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are wild goats, rabbits, eagles, peregrine falcons and plenty of screeching gulls. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is flamboyent in her dress, and screeches instead of shouts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of screech These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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