wail
英 [we?l]
美[wel]
- vi. 哀號(hào)；悲嘆
- vt. 為某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀號(hào)著說(shuō)
- n. 哀號(hào)；悲嘆；慟哭聲
- n. (Wail)人名；(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒；(英)韋爾
常用詞匯CET6+TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?wails;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?wails;過(guò)去式:?wailed;過(guò)去分詞:?wailed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?wailing;名詞:?wailing;
助記提示
1. woe => wail.
2. Wailing Wall: 哭墻
3. 諧音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。
4. w- (諧音“我”) + ail => wail.
5. w＝weep，ail（v 得小病）。
2. Wailing Wall: 哭墻
3. 諧音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。
4. w- (諧音“我”) + ail => wail.
5. w＝weep，ail（v 得小病）。
中文詞源
wail 哭號(hào)，慟哭
擬聲詞。比較woe.
英文詞源
- wail (v.)
- c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse v?la "to lament," from v? "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
- wail (n.)
- c. 1300; see wail (v.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
- 普麗姆羅絲累得精神都有些恍惚了，開(kāi)始哭著說(shuō)她餓了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
- 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地能聽(tīng)到風(fēng)笛的嗚咽。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
- 她聽(tīng)到警報(bào)器發(fā)出可怕的尖叫聲。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
- 觀眾席里,一位老太太傷心地哭起來(lái).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
- 小孩中的一個(gè)嚇得大哭起來(lái).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
