Shriek
[ʃriːk] or [ʃrik]
解释:
(v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
(v. t.) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
(n.) A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
校对:西尔玛
同义词及近义词:
v. n. Scream, screech, yell.
n. Scream, screech, yell, shrill cry.
编辑:耶鲁
解释:
v.i. to utter a shriek: to scream.—v.t. to utter shriekingly.—n. the shrill outcry caused by terror or anguish—(Spens.) Schriech Shright Shrike.—ns. Shriek′er; Shriek′-owl (same as Screech-owl).
录入:朱莉
例句:
- Think you, Tars Tarkas, that John Carter will fly at the first shriek of a cowardly foe who dare not come out into the open and face a good blade? 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- As my sword went up to end her horrid career her paralysis left her, and with an ear-piercing shriek she turned to flee. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- You heard the report and then the shriek commenced almost instantly. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- A universal shriek arose as the russet boots waved wildly from the wreck and a golden head emerged, exclaiming, I told you so! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- The shriek at the name, the reiterated look of hatred and fear that instantly followed, told all. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- A wild shriek came pealing down the stairway. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- The engines and dynamos made a horrible racket, from loud and deep groans to a hideous shriek, and the place seemed to be filled with sparks and flames of all colors. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- One of the best of these I entered; but I had hardly placed my foot within the door, before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- Women and children shrieked, and men encouraged each other with noisy shouts and cheers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- The slave girls upon the dais shrieked and cowered away. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Miss Havisham quite shrieked, as she stretched out her arms. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- He struggled, and shrieked for water--for but one drop of water to save his life! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Strap him to that pillar, he shrieked. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Men groaned, and clasped their hands; women shrieked, and turned away their faces. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- That was a lucky stroke of hers about the child torn from her arms shrieking. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Struggling and shrieking, his body, rolling from side to side, moved quickly toward the shadows beneath the trees. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Hardly had the boat left the ship, when, caught by a huge wave, she capsized, and the waves were black with shrieking masses of humanity. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Death on the cards, love in the stars, and the muttered prophecies of crouching hags, terrified at the omen of flying bat, of shrieking night-bird. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Then comes Tana, shrieking and holding tight her side from which blood is streaming. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- And breaking from the shrieking landlady, and from Mr. Pickwick, the indignant husband seized a small supper-knife, and tore into the street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- So blackened by the flying particles of rubbish as to be unrecognisable, they ran back from the gateway into the street, crying and shrieking. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- She never abated the piercing quality of her shrieks, never stumbled in the distinctness or the order of her words. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- There had been shrieks from among the women convicts; but they had been stilled, and a hush had succeeded. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- The dress of this person was that of a soldier, but the bared neck and arms, and the continued shrieks discovered a female thus disguised. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Since they try to frighten wild animals or their enemies by shrieks, beating of gongs, brandishing of weapons, etc. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- The shrieks and the cries were audible there, though subdued by the distance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- Think you, amidst the shrieks of violated innocence and helpless infancy, I did not feel in every nerve the cry of a fellow being? 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- The dying shrieks and groans of the murdered will often sound in your ears. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
编辑:罗德里克