a long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf (狗,狼等)嚎叫;悽厉的长嚎;狂吠 ■a loud cry of pain, fear, anger, amusement, or derision (痛苦,恐惧,生气,欢乐或嘲笑的)吼叫;咆哮;怒叫;嚎哭,哀号 he let out a howl of anguish. 他发出一声痛苦的哀号。 I got howls of protest from readers. 读者冲着我发出抗议的怒吼声。 ■[in sing]a prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind (劲风的)呼啸,怒号 they listened to the howl of the gale. 他们聆听着大风的呼啸声。 ■(Electronics)a wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to electrical or acoustic feedback (电子)啸声,嘷鸣,颤噪效应
verb
[no obj.]make a howling sound 嚎叫,怒吼,呼啸 he howled in agony. 他痛苦地怒吼。 the wind howled around the house. 风在房屋周围怒号。 ■weep and cry out loudly 嚎啕大哭 a baby started to howl. 婴儿开始嚎啕大哭。 ■[with obj.](howl someone down)shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard 以愤怒(或嘲笑等)的吼叫声压 倒…的说话声;以吼叫声来影响(或驱赶等) they howled me down and called me a chauvinist. 他们嘘声一片,把我轰下了台,称我为沙文主义者。