squeal

英 [skwiːl]

美 [skwiːl]

v.  尖声长叫; 发出长而尖的声音; (尤指激动或紧张时)尖声说，高声嚷着说; 告密; 告发
n.  拖长的尖叫声; 长而尖的声音

过去式：squealed　现在分词：squealing　复数：squeals　第三人称单数：squeals　过去分词：squealed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15659 / COCA.11713

牛津词典

verb

• 尖声长叫；发出长而尖的声音
  to make a long, high sound
  1. The pigs were squealing.
     猪尖叫着。
  2. The car squealed to a halt.
     汽车嘎的一声停了下来。
  3. Children were running around squealing with excitement.
     孩子们跑来跑去，兴奋地尖叫着。
• （尤指激动或紧张时）尖声说，高声嚷着说
  to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are excited or nervous
  1. ‘Don't!’ she squealed.
     “别！”她尖叫道。
• 告密；告发
  to give information, especially to the police, about sth illegal that sb has done

noun

• 拖长的尖叫声；长而尖的声音
  a long high cry or sound
  1. a squeal of pain
     疼痛的尖叫
  2. a squeal of delight
     快乐的尖叫
  3. He stopped with a squeal of brakes.
     他嘎的一声把车刹住了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出长而尖的叫声
  If someone or somethingsqueals, they make a long, high-pitched sound.
  1. Jennifer squealed with delight and hugged me...
     珍妮弗高兴地尖叫起来，然后拥抱了我。
  2. The car's tires squealed again as it sped around the corner.
     汽车快速驶过拐角时，轮胎又一次发出嘎吱声。
  3. Squealis also a noun.
     
  4. At that moment there was a squeal of brakes and the angry blowing of a car horn.
     当时就听见刺耳的刹车声和愤怒的汽车喇叭声。

英英释义

noun

• a high-pitched howl

verb

• confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
  Synonym:confessfink
• utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
  Synonym:oink

双语例句

• Brake squeal, Structural modification, Optimization;
  制动器尖叫，结构修改，优化；
• The hoarse grunt or squeal is characteristic of toxicity.
  嘶哑的哼声和叫声是中毒的特征。
• So Marlon followed her out just to hear her squeal?
  马龙就跟着她听她惨叫？
• He stopped with a squeal of brakes.
  他嘎的一声把车刹住了。
• I thought he would make a nice little pet, until I heard him squeal!
  我认为它是一个漂亮的小宠物，直到我听见它尖叫以前！
• Others may occasionally squeal as if in pain.
  另些好象因疼痛偶尔发出尖叫。
• When my dogs meet friends, canine or human, they squeal and frolic with joy.
  我的狗儿们遇见它们的朋友们（别的狗或人）时，它们会”旺旺“叫、快乐嬉戏。
• House prices, say, can triple over the years with barely a murmur. But the moment they fall by even a tenth, investors squeal like little girls.
  比如说，房价这些年来上涨了两倍，人们只是小声嘟囔了几句；但当房价仅仅下跌了十分之一时，投资者就会像小姑娘一样大声尖叫。
• She stretched out and down, and there was a sudden backwards thrust and the high squeal of torque as she downshifted a gear.
  当她调至低档了一个工具的时候，她伸展出而且墬落，而且向后有突然推进和转力矩的高尖叫。
• Suddenly there was a squeal and tires peeling, from somewhere behind me.
  突然从后方传来一阵尖锐的声音和轮胎磨擦地面的声音。