| 单词 | shriek |
| 释义 | shriek —shrieker, n. —shriekingly, adv. —shrieky, adj. /shreek/, n. 1. a loud, sharp, shrill cry. 2. a loud, high sound of laughter. 3. any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle. v.i. 4. to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds. 5. to cry out sharply in a high voice: to shriek with pain. 6. to utter loud, high-pitched sounds in laughing. 7. (of a musical instrument, a whistle, the wind, etc.) to give forth a loud, shrill sound. v.t. 8. to utter in a shriek: to shriek defiance. [1560-70; earlier shrick, N var. of shritch (now dial.), ME schrichen, back formation from OE scriccettan; akin to SHRIKE] Syn. 1, 5. scream, screech. 5. See scream. |
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