| 释义 |
squeal /skwi: l; skwil/ n [C] shrill cry or sound, longer and louder than a squeak, often indicating terror or pain: 吱嗅声; 长而尖锐的叫声 (常表示恐惧或痛苦); 号叫： the ~ of brakes, eg on lorries. 煞车发出的吱嘎声。 V/, vt 1 [VP2A, C] make a ~: 发吱嘎声; 发长而尖锐的叫声： The pigs were ~ing. 猪在号叫。 He ~ed like a pig. 他像猪一样地号叫。 2 [VP6A, 15B] utter with a say in a ~ing voice. 尖声地说; 号叫着说。 3 [VP2A, C] (colloq) become an informer. (俗) 吿密; 揭露。 ~er n 1 animal that ~s. 号叫的动物; 尖声喊叫的动物。 2 informer. 吿密者。 |