shriek

shriek
verb
  1. [no obj.]utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement
    （尤指因惊吓、疼痛或兴奋而）尖声叫喊
    the audience shrieked with laughter.
    观众尖声大笑起来。
    [with direct speech]‘There it is!’ she shrieked.
    “就在那儿！”她尖声叫道。
    [with obj.]she was shrieking abuse at a taxi.
    她对着一辆出租车破口大骂。
    ■(of something inanimate) make a high-pitched screeching sound
    （无生命的东西）发出尖声
    the wheels shrieked as the car sped away.
    当汽车加速开走时，车轮发出尖锐的声音。
    ■(figurative)be very obvious or strikingly discordant
    (喻)明显地不协调
    the answer shrieked at her all too clearly.
    这个回答明显不合她的意。
    the patterned carpets shrieked at Blanche from the shabby store.
    有图案的地毯在这家破烂的商店里，让布兰奇觉得很不和谐。
noun
  1. a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream
    尖声；尖叫
    shrieks of laughter.
    尖声大笑。
  2. (informal)an exclamation mark
    (非正式)感叹号
派生
shrieker
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (as a verb): imitative; compare with dialect screak, Old Norse skrækja, also with screech
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