| 单词 | shout |
| 释义 | shout (ʃaʊt ) Word forms: shouts , shouting , shouted 1. verb A2 If you shout, you say something very loudly, usually because you want people a long distance away to hear you or because you are angry. He had to shout to make himself heard above the near gale-force wind. [VERB] 'She's alive!' he shouted triumphantly. [VERB with quote] Andrew rushed out of the house, shouting for help. [VERB + for] You don't have to shout at me. [VERB + at] I shouted at mother to get the police. [VERB + at] The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning. [VERB noun] Shout is also a noun. The decision was greeted with shouts of protest from opposition MPs. [+ of] I heard a distant shout. shouting uncountable noun One of my grandchildren heard the shouting first. 2. in with a shout of phrase If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it. [informal] He knew he was in with a shout of making the squad for Japan. 3. it's sb's shout convention If you are in a pub and someone you are with says 'It's your shout' or 'It's my shout', they mean that it is your turn or their turn to buy a round of drinks. [British, informal] Phrasal verbs: shout down phrasal verb If people shout down someone who is trying to speak, they prevent that person from being heard by shouting at them. They shouted him down when he tried to explain his point of view. [VERB noun PARTICLE] There were scuffles when hecklers began to shout down the speakers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] shout out phrasal verb B2 If you shout something out, you say it very loudly so that people can hear you clearly. They shouted out the names of those detained. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I shouted out 'I'm OK.' [VERB PARTICLE with quote] I wanted to shout it out, let her know what I had overheard. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: shout something from the rooftops to let a lot of people know about something that you are particularly angry or excited about I would love to be able to shout our results from the rooftops. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: shout a warning One passenger grabbed a microphone to shout a warning to people not to gather on the top deck as the boat began to rock from side to side. The Sun The coastguards shouted a warning for bathers to get out of the water. Times, Sunday Times However, one witness said the officers had jumped from a car and opened fire without shouting a warning. Times, Sunday Times After shouting a warning he attempted to grab the reins of the leader and was knocked to the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instantly realizing the danger, he shouted a warning to his comrades. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 喊叫声, 喊叫 Japanese: 叫び, 叫ぶ |
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