wail

英 [weɪl] 美 [weɪl]

v.  (因悲伤或疼痛)哭号,恸哭; 大声呼叫; 哀号; 高声抱怨; 发出长而高的声音; 呼啸
n.  (疼痛或悲伤时发出的)号啕,哀号

过去式:wailed现在分词:wailing复数:wails第三人称单数:wails过去分词:wailed

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Collins.1 / BNC.9985 / COCA.8887



牛津词典

verb

  1. (因悲伤或疼痛)哭号,恸哭
    to make a long loud high cry because you are sad or in pain
    1. The little girl was wailing miserably.
      那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
    2. women wailing and weeping
      痛哭流涕的妇女
  2. 大声呼叫;哀号;高声抱怨
    to cry or complain about sth in a loud high voice
    1. ‘It's broken,’ she wailed.
      “打碎了。”她大声叫道。
    2. There's no point wailing about something that happened so long ago.
      事情早已发生,痛哭流涕也于事无补。
  3. 发出长而高的声音;呼啸
    to make a long high sound
    1. Ambulances raced by with sirens wailing.
      救护车高声鸣笛疾驰而过。

noun

  1. (疼痛或悲伤时发出的)号啕,哀号
    a long loud high cry expressing pain or sadness; a sound similar to this
    1. a wail of despair
      绝望的哀号
    2. the distant wail of sirens
      远处警报器的鸣响

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 哀号;悲鸣;恸哭
    If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
    1. The women began to wail in mourning.
      女人们开始哀哭起来。
    2. ...a mother wailing for her lost child.
      因丧子而痛哭的母亲
    3. Wail is also a noun.
    4. Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.
      来访者列队走过灾难现场时听见到处都是哀号声。
  2. VERB 哀诉;哀号着说
    If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
    1. 'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed...
      “看看你干的好事!”雪莉哭诉道。
    2. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
      普丽姆罗丝因疲惫而显得有些迟钝,开始哭着说她饿了。
  3. VERB (警报器等)尖叫,尖啸
    If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
    1. Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries...
      警车护送着大卡车,一路警笛长鸣。
    2. The wind wailed outside the closed windows.
      紧闭的窗户外狂风呼啸。
    3. Wail is also a noun.
    4. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
      远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。

双语例句

  1. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
    她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。
  2. The women began to wail in mourning.
    女人们开始哀哭起来。
  3. 'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed
    “看看你干的好事!”雪莉哭诉道。
  4. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
    普丽姆罗丝因疲惫而显得有些迟钝,开始哭着说她饿了。
  5. Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries
    警车护送着大卡车,一路警笛长鸣。
  6. The wind wailed outside the closed windows.
    紧闭的窗户外狂风呼啸。
  7. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
    小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
  8. I heard the wail of a baby.
    我听到了一个婴儿的哭声。
  9. The scream was a long, hollow wail of agony and pain, and of hopelessness.
    那尖叫是一声长长的沉重的哀号,充满了苦恼、痛苦和绝望。
  10. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
    你们要愁苦,悲哀,哭泣。将喜笑变作悲哀,欢乐变作愁闷。
  11. If you're gonna cry and wail when you hand over the dog.
    当你的手抚摸这条狗时如果你想痛哭。
  12. When Zhou Yu arrived at Jingzhou and learned this, he let out a wail and fainted.
    等周瑜来到荆州的时候,听说已经被刘备占领了,气得大叫一声,晕了过去。
  13. He set up a wail at leaving her arms and a welcome thought came to her.
    婴儿一离开她的臂弯就哇地哭了,这时她忽然想出来一个好主意来。
  14. He causes my copper chain to be heavy. I wail pray for rescue.
    他使我的铜链沉重,我哀号求救;
  15. The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region.
    妇女们都围到了棺木前,开始嚎啕大哭,那是当地的风俗。
  16. The exhausted mother smiled at the wail of her newborn baby.
    听到新生儿的哭叫声,倦极了的母亲笑了。
  17. For if I'm senseless or if I wail.
    如果我不醒人事,或者大声哀号。
  18. For if I'm senseless or if I wail* Then Longshanks will have broken me.
    如果我不醒人事,或者大声哀号,那么正中长腿下怀。
  19. To howl, wail, or lament loudly. The hungry baby cried aloud.
    哀叫,哀号,失声痛哭饿了的婴孩放声大哭。
  20. Fellow citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions!
    同胞们,在你们举国欢腾的作乐声中,我听到千万人的悲恸号哭。
  21. She would go into a trance and wail her incantations to the spirits.
    她会神志恍惚,哀声向幽灵念咒语。
  22. Make a loud, piercing sound. She uttered a wail of grief.
    发出大的尖锐的声音。她悲痛地大声尖叫。
  23. I joined my wail to theirs, loud and bitter;
    我也跟他们一起痛哭,大声的,痛苦的。
  24. I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the desert pastures.
    10我要为山岭哭泣悲哀,为旷野的草场扬声哀号。
  25. Hearing his mother cry, the child also began to wail.
    看见妈哭,孩子也哭了;
  26. Banshee keen, I wanted to tell her, they wail and weep, but they never howl.
    我想告诉她,女妖天性敏感,她们会流泪哭泣,但从不嚎叫。
  27. Don't wail up for me. I may be back after midnight.
    你不用等我了,我也许要午夜以后才会回来。
  28. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
    号哭,大哭大声地哭泣或哭诉;
  29. I could hear the wail of a baby in the house next door.
    我可以听到隔壁房子里婴儿的啼哭声。
  30. Newborn babies begin their life with a wail.
    新生儿痛哭一声便开始了他们的生命。

英英释义

noun

  1. a cry of sorrow and grief
    1. their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward

    Synonym:    lamentlamentationplaint

verb

  1. cry weakly or softly
    1. she wailed with pain

    Synonym:    whimpermewlpule

  2. emit long loud cries
    1. wail in self-pity
    2. howl with sorrow

    Synonym:    howlululateroaryawlyaup