squawks

英 [skwɔːks] 美 [skwɔːks]

v.  发出刺耳的尖叫声; 尖声高叫; 怒声叫嚷; 吃惊地尖声说话
n.  (尤指鸟受惊时)粗厉的叫声
squawk的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB (鸟)发出响亮而粗厉的叫声
    When a bird squawks, it makes a loud harsh noise.
    1. I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
      我朝母鸡扔卵石,吓得它们乱跳乱叫。
    2. Squawk is also a noun.
    3. A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
      一只绿头鸭突然飞起,愤怒地尖鸣一声直冲天空。
  2. VERB (人)大声抱怨,粗声抗议
    If a person squawks, they complain loudly, often in a high-pitched, harsh tone.
    1. Mr Arbor squawked that the deal was a double-cross...
      阿伯先生大声抱怨说这笔交易是个骗局。
    2. 'Wait for me!' Melanie squawked. 'I'm not staying here alone.'
      “等等我!”梅拉尼粗声抗议道,“我不想一个人呆在这里。”
    3. Squawk is also a noun.
    4. She gave a loud squawk when the water was poured on her.
      水泼到她身上时,她大叫了一声。

双语例句

  1. And ungallantly, he laughed loud and he said, We have met Mrs. Thatcher many times-she squawks and makes a noise at the beginning but always comes round and gives way in the end.
    他笑的很大声,然后说,我们见过撒切尔夫人很多次了,她总是在一开始意见很多,反对不休,但最终会妥协。
  2. I listened to the sad squawks of the peacocks.
    我倾听着孔雀嘎嘎的哀叫声。
  3. His latest proposal has raised squawks of protest in congress.
    他的最新提案在国会里引起了一片愤怒的抗议声。
  4. There was a great clamor of squawks and screes from the crowd when first he moved.
    他刚一动弹,鸥群中就嘎嘎、嘎嘎地嚷起来。
  5. His proposal has raised squawks of protest in Congress.
    他的建议在国会里引起了大声抗议。
  6. The peasants of the village affected said, even the birds will make a few squawks if you go poking with your pole at their nest in a tree and try to bring it down.
    那个庄的农民说,你拿根长棍子去拨树上雀儿的巢,把它搞下来,雀儿也要叫几声。
  7. The squawks and grockles of everyday life in the Flock were cut off as though the formation were a giant knife, and eight thousand gull-eyes watched, without a single blink.
    鸥群中吵吵嚷嚷、熙来攘往的日常生活突然中断,仿佛这个飞来的队形是把巨刀,当头向他们劈了下来。八千只眼睛盯着看,连眨也不眨一下。