英语词汇“wail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wail

(wāl)

v. wailed, wail·ing, wails

v.intr.

1. To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear. See Synonyms at cry.

2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees.

v.tr.
Archaic

To lament over; bewail.

1. A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.

2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound: the wail of a siren.

3. A loud, bitter protest: A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.

[Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vāla, vǣla.]

wailer n.

wailing·ly adv.

单词	wail
释义	wail (wāl) v. wailed, wail·ing, wails v.intr. 1. To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear. See Synonyms at cry. 2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees. v.tr. Archaic To lament over; bewail. n. 1. A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain. 2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound: the wail of a siren. 3. A loud, bitter protest: A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced. [Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vāla, vǣla.] wailer n. wailing·ly adv.
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