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howls of + [emotion]
复数形式“howls of + 情感名词”常用于描述一群人的强烈反应，如笑声、抗议声等。
The comedian's act drew howls of laughter from the audience.
这位喜剧演员的表演引来观众的阵阵大笑。
嗥叫；长嚎
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嗥叫；长嚎
A long, mournful cry made by a dog, wolf, or similar animal.
The comedian's act drew howls of laughter from the audience.
这位喜剧演员的表演引来观众的阵阵大笑。
狗、狼或其他犬科动物的长而悲伤的叫声；也指其他动物的叫声
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
长时间大声的情感宣泄
a long loud emotional utterance
任何类似的声音
Any similar sound.
猎犬或狼的长而哀怨的叫声
the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
The wolf's howl echoed through the forest.
狼的嗥叫声在森林中回荡。
AI contextual example
The wind's howl kept me awake all night.
风的呼啸声让我整夜无法入睡。
AI contextual example
He let out a howl of pain when he stubbed his toe.
他绊到脚趾时发出痛苦的嚎叫。
AI contextual example
he gave a howl of pain
他发出一声痛苦的嚎叫。
WordNet
复数形式“howls of + 情感名词”常用于描述一群人的强烈反应，如笑声、抗议声等。
The comedian's act drew howls of laughter from the audience.
这位喜剧演员的表演引来观众的阵阵大笑。
表示动物发出的长而响亮的叫声，常指狗、狼等。
A howl from the dog startled the intruder.
狗的嚎叫声吓了入侵者一跳。
也可用于描述风、警报器等其他类似的声音。
The howl of the siren filled the night air.
警报器的呼啸声响彻夜空。
Not this
The dog gave loud howl.
Use this
The dog gave a loud howl.
howl 是可数名词，表示一次嗥叫时需要不定冠词 a；缺少冠词导致句子不完整。
Not this
The howl sound woke me up.
Use this
The howling sound woke me up.
名词 howl 不能直接作定语修饰 sound；应用现在分词 howling 作形容词性定语，表示“发出发嗥声的”。
Not this
He let out a howl from pain.
Use this
He let out a howl of pain.
表示“因疼痛而发出的嚎叫”，惯用搭配是 a howl of pain，用 of 表示所属；from 强调原因，搭配不自然。
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痛苦的嚎叫
He let out a howl of pain when he stubbed his toe.
他踢到脚趾时发出一声痛苦的嚎叫。
一阵狂笑
The joke was so funny that she gave a howl of laughter.
这个笑话太有趣了，她发出一阵狂笑。
风的呼啸声
We could hear the howl of the wind all night.
我们整夜都能听到风的呼啸声。
狼嚎
A wolf's howl echoed through the forest.
一声狼嚎在森林中回荡。
抗议的吼声
The announcement was met with a howl of protest from the crowd.
这一宣布引起了人群的抗议怒吼。
令人毛骨悚然的嚎叫
A bloodcurdling howl came from the darkness.
黑暗中传来一声令人毛骨悚然的嚎叫。
放声大笑，笑得不可开交
The audience howled with laughter at the comedian's jokes.
观众被这位喜剧演员的笑话逗得放声大笑。
极大的成功
The charity event was a howling success, raising over a million dollars.
这次慈善活动取得了极大的成功，筹集了超过一百万美元。
徒劳地抗议；白费力气
You're howling at the moon if you think the boss will change his mind.
如果你以为老板会改变主意，那你就是在白费力气。
（莎士比亚《李尔王》中，李尔王抱着死去的女儿时悲痛的呼喊）嚎哭，嚎哭，嚎哭，嚎哭！哦，你们真是铁石心肠的人。
The wolf's howl sent a shiver down my spine.
狼的嚎叫让我脊背发凉。
（艾伦·金斯堡长诗《嚎叫》中的名句，描写“垮掉的一代”的疯狂与挣扎）那些跪在地铁里嚎叫，又被从屋顶拖下，挥舞着生殖器和手稿的人。
A howl of protest rose from the crowd.
人群中响起一阵抗议的嚎叫。
Use howl naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想howl的发音像中文‘嚎’，想象一只狼对月长嚎，凄凉绵长的叫声就是howl。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物叫声（狼、狗等）、风声等相似声响、人的哭喊、大笑等感情表达 howl 作名词时通常为中性表达，多用于描述动物（尤其是狼、狗）的长嚎，也可指风声等类似声音或人的哀号。用于人时往往带有较强感情色彩，比较常见于文学或夸张说法。
这些词都以 -owl 结尾，读作 /aʊl/，与 howl /haʊl/ 完全押韵；注意 bowl /boʊl/、hole /hoʊl/ 拼写相似但元音是 /oʊ/，与 howl 不押韵；how /haʊ/ 少了一个 /l/，也不是同韵词。
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