caterwaul

英 [ˈkætəwɔːl] 美 [ˈkætərwɔːl]

v.  (猫)号叫

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牛津词典

verb

  1. (猫)号叫
    to make the loud unpleasant noise that is typical of a cat

    柯林斯词典

    1. VERB (如猫一般)尖声怪叫,号叫
      If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight.
      1. ...shrieking and caterwauling in mock distress.
        故作悲伤地尖叫
      2. Caterwaul is also a noun.
      3. ...blood-curdling caterwauls.
        令人毛骨悚然的尖叫

    双语例句

    1. A raucous cry is a "caterwaul".
      沙哑的叫声被说成是“猫叫”;
    2. We were woken by a high, snarling caterwaul, a sort of screaming wail.
      我们被一声尖厉的叫声惊醒,那是一种尖声的嚎叫。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. the yowling sound made by a cat in heat

      verb

      1. utter shrieks, as of cats

          Synonym:    yowl