| 釋義 |
squeal /skwi: l; skwil/ n [C] shrill cry or sound, longer and louder than a squeak, often indicating terror or pain: 吱嗅聲; 長而尖銳的叫聲 (常表示恐懼或痛苦); 號叫： the ~ of brakes, eg on lorries. 煞車發(fā)出的吱嘎聲。 V/, vt 1 [VP2A, C] make a ~: 發(fā)吱嘎聲; 發(fā)長而尖銳的叫聲： The pigs were ~ing. 豬在號叫。 He ~ed like a pig. 他像豬一樣地號叫。 2 [VP6A, 15B] utter with a say in a ~ing voice. 尖聲地說; 號叫著說。 3 [VP2A, C] (colloq) become an informer. (俗) 吿密; 揭露。 ~er n 1 animal that ~s. 號叫的動物; 尖聲喊叫的動物。 2 informer. 吿密者。 |