wail

1. V-I If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 哀號

The women began to wail in mourning. 女人們開始大放悲聲。

2. N-COUNT Wail is also a noun. 悲鳴聲

Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster. 儅來訪者們列隊走過災(zāi)難現(xiàn)場時聽見陣陣悲痛的哀號聲。

3. V-T If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 高聲數(shù)落

"Now look what you've done!" Shirley wailed. “現(xiàn)在，看看你乾了什麼！”雪莉高聲數(shù)落道。

4. V-I If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. (汽笛、警報等) 長鳴

Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the trucks. 警車警笛長鳴，與卡車相隨。

5. N-UNCOUNT Wail is also a noun. 長鳴聲

The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance. 老遠(yuǎn)就可聽到風(fēng)笛悠長的奏鳴聲。