a hoarse croak
collocation沙哑的叫声
He managed a hoarse croak instead of a reply.
他没能回答，只是发出沙哑的叫声。
呱呱声；沙哑的叫声
croaks — plural of croak
喉咙发出的微弱而刺耳的声音；刺耳的沙哑声音(如青蛙的叫声)；青蛙或蟾蜍的叫声；乌鸦或秧鸡等鸟类或其他生物发出的刺耳叫声；呱呱叫声
A harsh, low sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog or raven.
喉咙发出的微弱而刺耳的声音
A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
刺耳的沙哑声音(如青蛙的叫声)
a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
青蛙或蟾蜍的叫声
The call of a frog or toad.
乌鸦或秧鸡等鸟类或其他生物发出的刺耳叫声
The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.
We heard the croak of a frog near the pond.
我们听到池塘附近青蛙的呱呱叫声。
用法提示：此处 croak 作名词，指青蛙发出的刺耳叫声。
His voice was reduced to a dry croak after shouting for hours.
喊了几个小时后，他的声音变得沙哑干涩。
用法提示：此处 croak 作名词，指沙哑的声音。
The old man let out a weak croak as he tried to speak.
老人试图说话时，发出微弱的沙哑声。
用法提示：此处 croak 作名词，表示沙哑的说话声。
仅指青蛙等两栖动物的拟声叫唤，比 croak 口语化，且不用于人的嗓音。
特指乌鸦等鸟的叫声，若指人的嘶哑声则不适用。
强调响亮而带噪刺，常用于鸟，也可引申为人，但语气更强。
多形容人说话时的沙哑嗓音，也可指物体摩擦声，与 croak 的动物叫声用法不同。
沙哑的叫声
He managed a hoarse croak instead of a reply.
他没能回答，只是发出沙哑的叫声。
青蛙的呱呱叫声
A frog's croak broke the silence.
一声青蛙的呱呱叫打破了寂静。
发出沙哑的声音
She tried to answer, but only let out a croak.
她想回答，却只发出了沙哑的声音。
微弱的沙哑声
From the sickbed came a faint croak.
病床上传来微弱的沙哑声。
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