| 单词 | croak |
| 释义 | croak (once / 1414 pages) 1nv 2v A croak is the low, hoarse sound a frog makes. Crows and people with sore throats can croak, too. It’s also a slang word for “die.” When people croak, they need either a glass of water or an undertaker. Croak is a noun or a verb. A bullfrog’s croak can be very loud. A parched cowboy might croak, “howdy.” Another meaning of the word is "die," as in, "I'm sorry your hamster's dead, but you knew he was going to croak soon.” This kind of croak came from the popular idea that people make a distinctive sound just before they die, a "death rattle." Now there’s something to look forward to! WORD FAMILYcroak: croaked, croaker, croaking, croaks, croaky+/croaker: croakers/croaking: croakings/croaky: croakily USAGE EXAMPLESHe put down a blanket as frogs croaked in the distance. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) While in Germany, she witnessed a Nazi rally led by Hitler and heard him shout, “May the Jew croak.” Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) But slowly my croaking Truman Capote voice gave way to a Billie Holiday growl. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) 1 1n a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) Syn|Hyper croaking utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication 2v utter a hoarse sound, like a raven Syn|Hyper cronk emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 3v make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath 2Syn|Hyper gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness v pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad stop operating or functioning diesuffer or face the pain of death be born come into existence through birth abort cease development, die, and be aborted asphyxiate, stifle, suffocatebe asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen buy it, pip outbe killed or die; drowndie from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating predeceasedie before; die earlier than famish, starvedie of food deprivation falldie, as in battle or in a hunt succumb, yieldbe fatally overwhelmed strangledie from strangulation change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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