squawk

英 [skwɔːk]

美 [skwɔːk]

v.  发出刺耳的尖叫声; 尖声高叫; 怒声叫嚷; 吃惊地尖声说话
n.  （尤指鸟受惊时）粗厉的叫声

过去式：squawked　现在分词：squawking　复数：squawks　第三人称单数：squawks　过去分词：squawked　

TEM8

BNC.20550 / COCA.16283

牛津词典

verb

• 发出刺耳的尖叫声
  to make a loud sharp sound
  1. The parrot squawked and flew away.
     鹦鹉尖声叫了叫飞走了。
• 尖声高叫；怒声叫嚷；吃惊地尖声说话
  to speak or make a noise in a loud, sharp voice because you are angry, surprised, etc.
  1. ‘You did what?!’ she squawked.
     “你干了什么？！”她惊叫道。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (鸟)发出响亮而粗厉的叫声
  When a birdsquawks, it makes a loud harsh noise.
  1. I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
     我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。
  2. Squawkis also a noun.
     
  3. A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
     一只绿头鸭突然飞起，愤怒地尖鸣一声直冲天空。
• VERB (人)大声抱怨，粗声抗议
  If a personsquawks, they complain loudly, often in a high-pitched, harsh tone.
  1. Mr Arbor squawked that the deal was a double-cross...
     阿伯先生大声抱怨说这笔交易是个骗局。
  2. 'Wait for me!' Melanie squawked. 'I'm not staying here alone.'
     “等等我！”梅拉尼粗声抗议道，“我不想一个人呆在这里。”
  3. Squawkis also a noun.
     
  4. She gave a loud squawk when the water was poured on her.
     水泼到她身上时，她大叫了一声。

英英释义

noun

• informal terms for objecting
  1. I have a gripe about the service here
  Synonym:gripekickbeefbitch
• the noise of squawking
  1. she awoke to the squawk of chickens
  2. the squawk of car horns

verb

• complain
  1. What was he hollering about?
  Synonym:gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler
• utter a harsh abrupt scream
  Synonym:screakskreakskreighscreech

双语例句

• 'Wait for me!' Melanie squawked. 'I'm not staying here alone.'
  “等等我！”梅拉尼粗声抗议道，“我不想一个人呆在这里。”
• Domestic customers may take a while to notice, but energy-intense industries will squawk.
  国内的消费者可能经过一段时间才能有所察觉，但是用能大户的工业将会抗议。
• He gave a loud squawk when they ignored him.
  他们不理他时，他发出大声的抗议。
• This file contains information the Squawk VM will use to run the application.
  该文件包含SquawkVM用于运行应用程序的信息。
• Read you 2. There is a squawk ( squealingshrill) sound when you transmit.
  听你声音2个。你发射时有个尖叫声。
• It happened first in the stock market, and now it's happening in the bond market& the last holdouts still talking on their squawk boxes.
  他最早应用在股票市场，现在也应用在了证券市场-一些坚持者仍然通过对讲机进行交流。
• But they start dancing and flapping their arms like clucking chickens and as the chorus starts, the language of the lyrics sound mostly like barnyard noises as they squawk.
  可是这些女舞者却像一群咯咯叫的小鸡一样跳着挥舞手臂。副歌部分一开始，大部分歌词听起来就像是农场里受惊时的小鸡发出的噪音。
• Use this channel only if not under ATC control, and "Squawk Standby" while on this.
  你只能在未接受航管服务的情况下使用上述的频道，而且询答器必须在待命模式。
• I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
  我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。
• One afternoon, when Otis was telling of the great dangers he had faced, the ducks began to squawk frantically.
  一天下午，当奥蒂斯讲他曾面对的最可怕的危险时，鸭子们都开始使劲儿地呱呱叫起来。