wail
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [we?l]
- 美式音標(biāo) [we?l]
- 國際音標(biāo) [weil]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vi. 哀號;悲歎
- vt. 爲(wèi)某人死亡而悲痛;哀悼某人;哀號著說
- n. 哀號;悲歎;慟哭聲
- n. (Wail)人名;(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒;(英)韋爾
用法辨析
- wail既可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),一般接that從句作賓語,表示“哭著說出某一事”。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- One of the small children began to wail with terror.
小孩中的一個(gè)嚇得大哭起來。 - She wailed that she had hurt her foot.
她邊哭邊說她的腳受傷了。 - I heard the wail of a baby.
我聽到了一個(gè)嬰兒的哭聲。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+that-clause
用作名詞 (n.)
英英字典
- to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness
- a long, high, loud cry, especially because of something unpleasant
- If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
- Wail is also a noun.
- If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
- If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
- Wail is also a noun.