screech
v
1 I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (out) (at sb) give a harsh high-pitched cry; call out (sth) in such a way 尖叫; 尖声喊出
screech (out) in pain 痛苦地尖叫
monkeys screeching in the trees 在树丛中尖叫的猴子
old ladies screeching hymns 用尖声唱著赞美诗的老妇人
The child screeched insults at us. 那孩子尖著嗓子骂我们.
2 [I] make a harsh high-pitched sound 发出尖利的声音
The brakes screeched as the car stopped. 汽车停下时刹车发出尖利的声音.
The gate screeched as it opened. 大门打开时发出刺耳的声音.
3 (phr v) screech along, past, through, etc move with a loud harsh high-pitched sound 发出大而尖利的声音移动
jets screeching over the house-tops 在房顶上呼啸而过的喷气式飞机
screech to a halt 发出尖利的声音停下. screech, n [sing]
screeching cry or sound 尖利刺耳的声音
the screech of tyres, eg when a car is cornering fast 轮胎发出的刺耳声音(如汽车急转弯时).
Next Friday? Why, what's happening? I'm going away for the weekend.
下星期五?嗨,到底有什么事情?我要外出度周末。
However,in later years there were fierce arguments over land rights and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.
然而后来数年中在移居者与毛利人之间因土地所有权问题产生了激烈的争论,还因此引发了多次战争。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.