croaks

英 [krəʊks] 美 [kroʊks]

v.  发出(像青蛙的)低沉沙哑声; 呱呱地叫; 用低沉而沙哑的声音说话; 死; 咽气
croak的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB (青蛙或鸟)发出低哑叫声,呱呱叫
    When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
    1. Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank.
      上千只青蛙在河岸边的芦苇荡里呱呱叫。
    2. Croak is also a noun.
    3. ...the guttural croak of the frogs.
      粗嘎的蛙鸣声
  2. VERB (人)用低哑的声音说
    If someone croaks something, they say it in a low, rough voice.
    1. Tiller moaned and managed to croak, 'Help me.'...
      蒂勒呻吟着,用沙哑的声音勉强喊出了一声“救救我”。
    2. She croaked something unintelligible.
      她声音沙哑地说了些含糊不清的话。
    3. Croak is also a noun.
    4. His voice was just a croak.
      他的嗓音沙哑。

双语例句

  1. "Will I meet her at a party?" he croaks.
    “我将在一次聚会上碰到她吗?”他呱呱的叫着。
  2. The words she croaks in her thatch-roofed, mud-brick farmhouse are precious.
    在这间由茅草筑顶、土砖建成的农舍里,她沙哑的声音所说的每个字都弥足珍贵。
  3. She has a hallucinatory vision of thousands of frogs, whose croaks sound like the cries of new-born babies.
    她产生了一种幻觉,似乎有无数的青蛙在她耳边呱呱鸣叫,听起来就像是很多新生儿在哭喊。
  4. A burst of noisy croaks came from the pond.
    从池塘里传来了一阵喧噪的蛙鸣。