Croak
[krəʊk] or [krok]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog).
(verb.) utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.
伯娜丁整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.
(v. i.) To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
(v. t.) To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster.
(n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.
編輯:珀尔
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. Murmur, complain, grumble, repine.
伯尼編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Complain, murmur, grumble
ANT:Crow, whistle, sing, chirp, chuckle, cackle, rejoice
贺拉斯校對
解釋/意思:
v.i. to utter a low hoarse sound as a frog or raven: to grumble: to forebode evil: to utter croakingly: (slang) to die.—n. the sound of a frog or raven.—n. Croak′er.—adv. Croak′ily.—n. Croak′ing.—adj. Croak′y.
錄入:米尔顿
例句/造句/用法:
- I hate to borrow as much as Mother does, and I knew Aunt March would croak, she always does, if you ask for a ninepence. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Don't croak any more, but come home jolly, there's a dear. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- And I hope Aunt March won't croak. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Although he suffers from a cold, We joy to hear him speak, For words of wisdom from him fall, In spite of croak or squeak. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Men always croak when they are hungry, and Jo whisked out at the front door after that. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- The hungry man repeated, in a rapturous croak, Magnificent! 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- She has a fine head for it, croaked Jacques Three. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Hotze, he croaked. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- That must never be, croaked Jacques Three; no one must escape. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Only Dixon croaked for ever into Margaret's ear. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Laurie opened the window, and croaked out as hoarsely as a raven. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- There happened to be no customer in the shop but Jacques Three, of the restless fingers and the croaking voice. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Remember the croaking of the frogs of Egypt. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Don't be croaking, Cousin,--I hate it! 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- I hear the croaking of frogs, faint and far off, and the echoes of the great clock hum in the airless calm long after the strokes have ceased. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I paused in astonishment; and the croaking voice honoured me with this explanation-- Pray excuse me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Go on, Jemmy,' said the Spanish traveller, 'like black-eyed Susan--all in the Downs--no croaking--speak out--look lively. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Even the croaking of the frogs had ceased to-night. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Whet the steel, the raven croaks! 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
整理:劳埃德