Word · Frequency #23398
cackle
/ˈkækl/
noun
咯咯笑声
A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
- 1.
The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
母鸡或鹅的叫声,尤其是在下蛋时。
- 2.
A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
类似于母鸡或鹅叫声的笑声。
- 3.
Futile or excessively noisy talk.
无用或过于喧闹的谈话。
- 4.
A group of hyenas.
一群鬣狗。
咯咯叫声；废话；喧闹的闲聊；鬣狗群；母鸡或鹅的叫声,尤其是在下蛋时。；类似于母鸡或鹅叫声的笑声。
In use
The hen let out a loud cackle after laying an egg.
Her cackle could be heard from across the room.
The witch's cackle echoed through the dark forest.
Connections
Collocations
- the cackle of hens
- 母鸡的咯咯叫声
- The cackle of hens woke us at dawn.黎明时母鸡的咯咯叫声把我们吵醒了。
- a cackle of laughter
- 一阵咯咯的笑声
- He gave a cackle of laughter at his own joke.他对自己讲的笑话发出一阵咯咯的笑声。
- a nervous cackle
- 紧张的咯咯笑声
- She let out a nervous cackle when asked about her grades.当被问及成绩时，她紧张地咯咯笑了笑。
- a raucous cackle
- 沙哑刺耳的咯咯笑声
- Her raucous cackle echoed down the hall.她沙哑刺耳的咯咯笑声在大厅里回荡。
- a cackle of hyenas
- 一群鬣狗
- A cackle of hyenas waited near the watering hole.一群鬣狗在水坑附近等着。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
母鸡下蛋后“咯咯”叫，cackle 发音模仿这种叫声，也指像母鸡叫的尖锐笑声。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、storytelling、describing someone's laugh cackle 作名词指类似母鸡或鹅叫的尖利笑声时，通常带贬义，多用于口语或非正式叙述中；日常描述某人笑声时比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
crackle、shackle、tackle 与 cackle 押韵，重读元音均为 /æ/，后面都是 /kəl/。freckle、buckle、tickle 虽也以 -ckle 结尾，但元音分别为 /ɛ/、/ʌ/、/ɪ/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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