Wail
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vt.& vi. 哭叫，哀號;
n. 痛哭，哭聲;
?? 例句
The child started to wail when the nurse came over with a syringe.
當護士拿著注射器走過來時,孩子便嚎啕大哭起來。
wail about [over] one's misfortune
為自己的不幸發牢騷
"He's taken my apple, mummy," she wailed.
"媽媽,他搶走了我的蘋果,"她哭著說。
Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.
試比較cry、 sob、 weep、 wail、 whimper這五個詞.
The breath went out of her in a wail, her body shook with violent sobbing.
她慟哭失聲，整個身子都隨著劇烈的抽泣發起抖來。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ tail-尾巴,wail-哀泣:狗被踩到了尾巴開始號哭
※ wai-拼音“歪”,l-拼音“了”:貪官死前哀號路走歪了
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
wail
v
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(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (about/over sth) cry or complain (about sth) in a loud (usu shrill) voice （大聲）哭, 訴苦（通常指尖聲地）: wail with grief 慟哭
The sick child was wailing miserably. 那個患兒難受得連哭帶喊.
There's no use wailing about/over mistakes made in the past. 為過去的錯誤痛哭是沒有用的.
(b) [I] (fig 比喻) make a sound similar to that of a person wailing 發出似哭號的尖聲
ambulances racing along with sirens wailing 高聲鳴笛疾駛的救護車
You can hear the wind wailing in the chimney. 可以聽到風穿過煙囪發出的尖聲.
(c) [Tn, Tf] say (sth) in a wailing way 哭著說（某事）
`I've lost all my money!' she wailed. 她哭著說: ｀我的錢都丟了!＇
The child was wailing loudly that she had hurt her foot. 那個女孩兒大聲哭著說她的腳受傷了.
2 [Ipr] ~ for sb express one's grief at the loss or death of sb; mourn sb 為某人死亡而悲痛; 哀悼某人
She was wailing for her lost child. 她為死去的孩子傷心悲痛. =>Usage at cry 用法見 cry. wail, n
(a) shrill cry, esp of pain or grief 尖叫; （尤指）痛哭
The child burst into loud wails. 那個孩子突然大哭起來.
She uttered a wail of grief. 她悲痛地大聲尖叫.
(b) sound similar to this 尖叫聲; （尤指）痛哭聲
the wail of sirens 警報器的呼嘯聲.
?? 擴展釋義
*[weil]n. 慟哭, 哀號, 嚎啕, 呼嘯(聲)vi. 慟哭, 呼嘯, 悲嘆, 哀號, 嚎啕
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When I get back, we'll talk about my new factory.
我回來后 ，我們談一談我的新工廠。
How tall?
多高？
I guess men's hands and fingers are too big!
我猜想是男人的手和手指太大了！