scream
scream
verb
verb
- [no obj.]give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain
尖叫
they could hear him screaming in pain.
他们能够听见他痛苦地尖声叫喊。
[as adj. screaming]a harassed mum with a screaming child.
一位疲惫的母亲带着一个尖声哭叫着的小孩。
■[reporting verb]cry something in a high-pitched, frenzied way
尖声叫道，尖叫着说
[no obj.]I ran to the house screaming for help.
我向屋子奔去尖叫呼救。
[with direct speech]‘Get out!’ he screamed.
“滚！”他叫道。
[with obj.]he screamed abuse down the phone.
他对着电话大声痛骂。
■urgently and vociferously call attention to one's views or feelings, especially ones of anger or distress
呼吁；强烈要求；抗议
[withclause]his supporters scream that he is being done an injustice.
他的支持者呼吁说他受到了不公正的待遇。
the creative side of me is screaming out for attention.
我的有创造力的一面在呼唤关注。
■(informal, dated)turn informer
(非正式，旧)转变成告密者
■make a loud, high-pitched sound
发出尖叫声
sirens were screaming from all over the city.
警报器在全城到处发出尖锐刺耳的响声。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move very rapidly with or as if with such a sound
飞速运动；呼啸着飞行
a shell screamed overhead.
炮弹从头顶呼啸而过。
- a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain
（因激动或痛苦而发出的）长时间的尖叫声
they were awakened by screams for help.
他们被求救的尖叫声惊醒了。
■a high-pitched cry made by an animal
动物的高声尖叫
the screams of the seagulls.
海鸥的尖叫声。
■a loud, piercing sound
刺耳的声响
the scream of a falling bomb.
炸弹下落的呼啸声。
■[in sing.](informal)an irresistibly funny person, thing, or situation
(非正式)极其滑稽可笑的人（或事物、场面）
the movie's a scream.
这部电影是部滑稽玩笑片。
- Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch
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