Word · Frequency #8237
growled
（动物等）低沉地吼叫；低声咆哮
growled is the past of growl.
To make a deep, angry sound in the throat, especially as an animal does.
- 1.
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
发出低沉喉音,如愤怒的动物；发出愤怒的咕哝声。
- 2.
Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
(管乐器)发出低沉的隆隆声。
- 3.
To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
通过Growl软件库向用户发送消息。
- 4.
To express (something) by growling.
用咆哮声表达(某事)。
- 5.
To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
以能发出低沉隆隆声的方式演奏管乐器。
- 6.
To perform death growl vocals.
演唱死嗓(death growl)。
咆哮着说出；气冲冲地说；（管乐器）发出低沉的隆隆声；（以低沉隆隆的方式）演奏管乐器；用死嗓演唱；（通过Growl软件库）给用户发送消息；发出低沉喉音,如愤怒的动物；发出愤怒的咕哝声。
In use
The dog growled at the stranger approaching the gate.
He growled an angry reply before slamming the door.
My stomach growled loudly during the quiet exam.
growl at sb/sth
常表示动物或人因愤怒或警告而发出低沉的吼声。
The dog growled at the stranger.
那条狗对着陌生人咆哮。
growl + speech
直接引语前不用逗号，用冒号或直接紧跟。
"Get out!" he growled.
“滚出去！”他吼道。
growl with + emotion
emotion常为pain, anger, frustration等表示伴随情绪。
He growled with pain as he moved.
他移动时痛得吼了一声。
Connections
Collocations
- growl at
- 对...咆哮
- The dog growled at the stranger.那条狗对陌生人咆哮。
- growl angrily
- 愤怒地咆哮
- He growled angrily when he heard the news.他听到消息后愤怒地咆哮。
- stomach growls
- 肚子咕咕叫
- My stomach growled during the meeting.开会时我的肚子咕咕叫。
- growl menacingly
- 威胁性地低吼
- The bear growled menacingly at the hikers.熊威胁性地对徒步者低吼。
- growl in frustration
- 沮丧地咆哮
- She growled in frustration when her computer crashed.电脑崩溃时她沮丧地咆哮。
- growl under one's breath
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象狗生气时喉咙发出低沉“咕噜”声，growl就像“咕噜”的变形。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物咆哮、人愤怒低吼 通常用于描述动物或人的低沉愤怒声音，在非正式和正式场合均可使用，但更常见于非正式语境。
Grammar Note
常后接介词at表示对某人吼叫
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same stressed vowel /aʊ/ and following /l/ sound as 'growl' (/graʊl/), so they are true rhymes. Note that 'foul' and 'fowl' are homophones.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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