bawl

bawl
verb
  1. [reporting verb]shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly[noobj.]
    声嘶力竭地大叫
    [with direct speech]‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal.
    “快跑!"训练下士大声吼道。
    [with obj.]lustily bawling out the hymns.
    精力充沛地高唱赞美诗。
  2. [noobj.]weep or cry noisily[as adj. bawling]
    放声痛哭
    bawling babies.
    大声啼哭的婴儿。
noun
  1. a loud, unrestrained shout
    大叫声
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense ('of an animal) howl, bark'): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare 'to bark' or Icelandic baula 'to low'
继承用法
bawl someone out
  1. (informal)reprimand someone angrily
    (非正式)大声训斥,把…痛骂一顿
    tales of how she bawled out employees.
    关于她如何训斥员工的故事。
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