| 词汇 | wail |
| 释义 | wail verb uk /weɪl/ us /weɪl/ [ I or T ] to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness: 恸哭；号啕大哭 The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region.女人们都围到了棺材旁，开始号啕大哭，当地的风俗就是这样。 [ + speech ]"My finger hurts," wailed the child.“我的手指头很疼，”那个孩子大哭道。 [ I ]informal to complain loudly or strongly: 高声抱怨;大发牢骚 [ + that ]Business people wailed that their trade would be ruined.生意人都强烈抱怨说他们的买卖会被毁掉的。 Expressing and showing feelings abandon affect affective be in/get into a stateidiom beat your breast/chestidiom crimson feelingly fling fling up your handsidiom flush freak freak (someone) out game face pale pouty roar roar with something sook spill spill out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by humans with their mouths Shouting & screaming Complaining wail noun[ C ] uk /weɪl/ us /weɪl/ a long, high, loud cry, especially because of something unpleasant: 恸哭;号啕大哭 a wail of anguish痛苦的哀号 the wail of the police sirens警笛的尖啸声 Synonym lamentationformal Sounds made by humans with their mouths catcaller catcalling caterwauling cheer crow crunch crunch on something embouchure groan growl rasp squall squally ululate ululation unsounded vocalization whistle whoop yelp wail | American Dictionarywail verb us/weɪl/ to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness, or to make a sound like this: [ I ]The four babies were wailing in unison. [ I ]Air-raid sirens wailed. [ + that clause ]fig. Investors wailed (= complained) that interest rates were skyrocketing. wailnoun[ C ]us/weɪl/ The wail of the siren woke me up. Examples of wailwail The papooses wailed so loudly, and so piteously, that even not firing could not quell their voices. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The track blends hard rock and funk with a loud, booming drum machine pattern, and aggressive bass and lead guitar wailing throughout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the plain pine coffin appeared, the scene became one of emotional mayhem, with women wailing and men pressing forward to touch it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The two plotters start wailing and are thrown out of the restaurant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Vocals are often growling, raspy, or involve screaming or wailing, sometimes in a high range, or even falsetto voice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is wailing and there they will not hear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their loud eerie wailing calls carry for long distances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The chiptune soundtrack includes wailing solos, and its pitch appears to intensify with the game's difficulty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There were old people, wailing babies, families and city officials sweating in their suits. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A siren suddenly wailed and the entire class hid under their tables. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Peaceful night was turned into a time of wailing, crying and burning. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A giant sardine made of paper is carried in a funeral procession, followed by wailing widows. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Penniman was blessed with a phenomenal voice able to generate croons, wails, and screams unprecedented in popular music. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mortuary preparation involved ritual wailing and other ceremonies, building a fire, removing the visceral organs, and finally roasting the body. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If the deceased is a titled man, members of his family will refrain from wailing until other titled men have been notified. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of wail 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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