| [/weɪl; wel/] v 用法:
1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (about/over sth) cry or complain (about sth) in a loud (usu shrill) voice （大声）哭, 诉苦（通常指尖声地）:
wail with grief 恸哭 *
The sick child was wailing miserably. 那个患儿难受得连哭带喊. *
There's no use wailing about/over mistakes made in the past. 为过去的错误痛哭是没有用的.
(b) [I] (fig 比喻) make a sound similar to that of a person wailing 发出似哭号的尖声:
ambulances racing along with sirens wailing 高声鸣笛疾驶的救护车 *
You can hear the wind wailing in the chimney. 可以听到风穿过烟囱发出的尖声.
(C) [Tn, Tf] say (sth) in a wailing way 哭著说（某事）:
`I've lost all my money!' she wailed. 她哭著说:
｀我的钱都丢了!＇ *
The child was wailing loudly that she had hurt her foot. 那个女孩儿大声哭著说她的脚受伤了. 用法:
2 [Ipr] ~ for sb express one's grief at the loss or death of sb; mourn sb 为某人死亡而悲痛; 哀悼某人:
She was wailing for her lost child. 她为死去的孩子伤心悲痛. =>Usage at cry 用法见 cry. wail 2
n (a) shrill cry, esp of pain or grief 尖叫; （尤指）痛哭:
The child burst into loud wails. 那个孩子突然大哭起来. *
She uttered a wail of grief. 她悲痛地大声尖叫.
(b) sound similar to this 尖叫声; （尤指）痛哭声:
the wail of sirens 警报器的呼啸声. |