wail

wail
noun

a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger
号啕声
Christopher let out a wail.
克里斯多佛发出了一阵号啕声。
■a sound resembling this
呼啸声；尖啸声
the wail of an air-raid siren.
尖啸的空袭警报声。

verb

[no obj.]give such a cry of pain, grief, or anger
恸哭；哀号；号啕
Tina ran off wailing.
蒂娜号啕大哭着跑开了。
[with direct speech]‘But why?’ she wailed.
“但为什么啊？”她大声哭喊道。
■make a sound resembling such a cry
呼啸；悲鸣
the wind wailed and buffeted the timber structure.
狂风呼啸，吹打着那幢木结构的建筑物。
■[with obj.](poetic/literary)manifest or feel deep sorrow for; lament
(诗／文)哀悼；悲叹；哀诉
she wailed her wretched life.
她哀叹自己悲惨的生活。

派生
wailer
noun
wailful
adjective

(poetic/literary 诗／文)

wailingly
adverb
语源

Middle English: from Old Norse; related to woe

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