| 释义 |
ˈshrieker|ˈʃriːkə(r)|
Also 8 schrieker.
[f. shriek v. + -er1.]
One who shrieks or utters a shriek.
1708Ozell tr. Boileau's Lutrin 42 Fruitful of evil Fate the Schrieker cries. 1819Crabbe T. of Hall vii. 141 The shriekers lack a friend. 1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. i. vii, To seize the first shriekers and ring-leaders. 1882American V. 135 The ‘revenue only’ shriekers.
b. The black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa.
1855F. O. Morris Brit. Birds IV. 233. |