shrill

英 [ʃrɪl] 美 [ʃrɪl]

• n. 尖锐的声音
• adj. 尖锐的；刺耳的
• v. 用尖锐的声音说；发出刺耳声

英英释义

Adjective:

1. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ;

   "a shrill whistle"
   "a shrill gaiety"
   

2. being sharply insistent on being heard;

   "strident demands"
   "shrill criticism"
   

3. of colors that are bright and gaudy;

   "a shrill turquoise"
   

Verb:

1. utter a shrill cry

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The boys broke into shrill, excited cheering.
   男孩子们突然迸发出刺耳的兴奋的欢呼声。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His voice was shrill, but very clear and articulate.
   他嗓音尖锐，但是嘹亮而清晰。
2. Shrill protests about the new taxes filled the air.
   广播中充斥着对新税法的尖锐抗议。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Telephones shrill uselessly in deserted offices.
   在空无一人的办公室里，电话铃徒然发出尖锐刺耳的响声。

经典引文

• A myriad flying and crawling things shrilled happily.

  出自： M. M. Atwater

• London is full of faulty..burglar alarms shrilling away.

  出自：Church Times

• Boys and girls were running with shrill yells over the lawns.

  出自： Aldous Huxley

• Birds and insects..began to make..shrill noises.

  出自： W. Cather

近反义词

【近义词】

• piercing 尖锐的
• harsh 粗糙的
• sharp 锋利的
• strident 刺耳的
• squeaky 吱吱响的
• screechy 声音尖锐的
• grating 格子
• high-pitched 尖声的
• penetrating 敏锐的
• jarring 辗轧的
• noisy 喧闹的
• high 高的
• loud 大声的
• pipe 管子
• pipe up 高声说话
• shriek 尖叫

【反义词】

• deep 深的