Word · Frequency #6753
hiss
咝声；嘶嘶声
a sibilant sound like that of a snake or escaping steam
- 1.
A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
咝声,如蛇或蒸汽泄漏发出的声音；清擦音。
- 2.
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
摩擦音(尤指表示不满的声音)
- 3.
An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
用这种声音表示不满。
- 4.
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
表示不悦或轻蔑的叫喊声或噪声
嘘声；喝倒彩声；咝声,如蛇或蒸汽泄漏发出的声音；清擦音。；摩擦音(尤指表示不满的声音)；用这种声音表示不满。；表示不悦或轻蔑的叫喊声或噪声
In use
The audience's hiss showed their displeasure.
He ignored the hisses from the crowd.
A loud hiss came from the back of the room.
the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
Connections
Collocations
- a hiss of steam
- 蒸汽的嘶嘶声
- The pressure cooker released a hiss of steam.压力锅释放出蒸汽的嘶嘶声。
- a hiss of disapproval
- 不满的嘘声
- A hiss of disapproval greeted the announcement.这个宣布引来一阵不满的嘘声。
- the hiss of a snake
- 蛇发出的嘶嘶声
- We froze at the hiss of a snake in the grass.草丛中蛇发出的嘶嘶声让我们僵住了。
- with a hiss
- 嘶地一声；带着嘶嘶声
- The door slid open with a hiss.门嘶地一声滑开了。
- a faint hiss
- 微弱的嘶嘶声
- I could hear a faint hiss from the old radiator.我能听到旧散热器发出微弱的嘶嘶声。
- give a hiss
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hiss 读作/hɪs/，像蛇发出的“嘶嘶”声；两个 s 如蛇信子，记住了“咝声”和表示不满的“嘘声”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写蛇或蒸汽泄漏等自然声音、剧场、集会等场合表示不满或喝倒彩 作名词时通常用于指蛇或蒸汽发出的咝声，也常见于描述观众或人群发出的嘘声、喝倒彩声。日常口语和书面语中都自然，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式；可指嘘声或嘶嘶声
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɪs/ 结尾，与 hiss 押韵。注意 his 虽与 hiss 只差一个 s，但读 /hɪz/（浊音 /z/），不押韵；hissy 拼写相近但末尾是 /i/，也不押韵。
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
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