croak
croak
noun
[no obj.]
noun
- a deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow
（蛙或鸦的）呱呱叫
■a sound resembling this, especially one made by a person
（尤指人发出的）类似低沉而沙哑的声音
Lorton tried to laugh—it came out as a croak.
洛顿想笑——却只发出一阵嘶哑的声音。
[no obj.]
- (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound
（蛙或鸦）呱呱叫
■(of a person) make a similar sound when speaking or laughing
（人）说笑时发出嘶哑的声音
[with direct speech]‘Thank you,’ I croaked.
“谢谢”，我哑着嗓子说。
■(archaic)prophesy evil or misfortune, especially unjustifiably and to the irritation of others
(古)（尤指无道理而让人恼怒地）预言不祥
without croaking, it may be observed that our government is upon a dangerous experiment.
这并非出言不祥，可以看出我们的政府正在进行危险的试验。 - (informal)die:
(非正式)死
the dog finally croaked in 1987.
那条狗最终死于1987年。
■[with obj.]kill (someone)
杀死（某人）
she got croaked by a killer sex pervert.
她被一个性变态者杀死了。
- Middle English (as a verb): imitative
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