wail
[NOUN, VERB]
wails
1. [C 可数名词] 悲鸣声
A wail is a long, loud, high-pitched cry which expresses sorrow or pain.
双语例句
例：Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.
当来访者们列队走过灾难现场时听见阵阵悲痛的哀号声。
2. [U 不可数名词] 长鸣声
The wail of something such as a siren or an alarm is a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
双语例句
例：The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
老远就可听到风笛悠长的奏鸣声。
NOUN. 名词
wails , wailing , wailed
1. [I 不及物动词] 哀号
If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
双语例句
例：The women began to wail in mourning.
女人们开始哀哭起来。
2. [T 及物动词] 高声数落
If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
双语例句
例：'Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed.
“现在，看看你干的好事！”雪莉高声数落道。
3. [I 不及物动词] （汽笛、警报等）长鸣
If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
双语例句
例：Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the trucks.
警车护送着大卡车，一路警笛长鸣。
VERB. 动词
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