Word · Frequency #17410
croaked
呱呱叫;发出沙哑的叫声
croaked is the past of croak.
核心释义
to make a short, harsh, low sound, as a frog or raven does
- 1.
发出呱呱声
To make a croak sound.
- 2.
用低沉、沙哑的声音说话
To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
- 3.
去世,失去维持生命所需的所有身体特征和功能
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- 4.
发出其特有的声音
To make its vocal sound.
- 5.
发出沙哑的声音,如乌鸦的叫声
utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
- 6.
抱怨;尤其是发牢骚;预示不祥;习惯性地发出抱怨或预言不祥
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
用低沉沙哑的声音说;死;一命呜呼;抱怨;发牢骚;发出呱呱声;用低沉、沙哑的声音说话
用法In use
The old frog croaked loudly in the pond.
用法提示:croaked是过去式,表示发出沙哑的呱呱声。
My throat is so dry that I can only croak when I try to speak.
用法提示:croak是原形,动词表示人因干渴或疾病而发出沙哑声。
The raven croaked from the tree, startling the children.
用法提示:croaked是过去式,描述乌鸦的典型叫声。
[a frog/bird] croaks
不及物用法,主语为青蛙、乌鸦等动物时,指发出其特有的呱呱声或沙哑叫声。
A frog croaked somewhere in the reeds.
芦苇丛里有一只青蛙在呱呱叫。
croak sth (in a hoarse voice)
及物用法,表示用低沉沙哑的嗓音说出某话,宾语常为 words、reply 一类词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- frogs croak
- 青蛙呱呱叫
- Frogs croaked all night by the pond.池塘边的青蛙呱呱叫了一整夜。
- croak out
- 用沙哑的声音说出
- She croaked out an apology.她用沙哑的声音道了歉。
- croak hoarsely
- 沙哑地低声说
- He croaked hoarsely into the phone.他对着电话沙哑地低声说话。
- croak a warning
- 用沙哑的声音发出警告
- The lookout croaked a warning to the crew.瞭望员用沙哑的声音向船员们发出警告。
- croak it
- 死,一命呜呼
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
青蛙鼓起腮帮发出“呱”的沙哑声,croak就是这个声音的英文拟声词。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:frog or raven calls、informal talk about death、describing a hoarse voice croak 作动词时,常见于描述青蛙等发出呱呱声或人用沙哑嗓音说话,这种用法较为中性;在非正式口语中还可表示“死”,多带幽默或委婉色彩。正式场合表达“去世”时,通常用 die 或 pass away。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 croak /kroʊk/ 押韵的词有 oak、cloak、broke、joke、soak(都读 /oʊk/)。注意 crack /kræk/ 虽以 cr- 开头,但元音不同,并不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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