Word · Frequency #10307
Fully loadedhowl
（狗、狼等）长嚎；哀号
To make a long, loud, mournful cry, as a dog or wolf does; to cry out in pain or distress.
- 1.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
发出响亮、长时间、悲伤的声音或叫声,像狗和狼常做的那样
- 2.
To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
发出表达痛苦或悲伤的声音；大声而悲伤地哭泣；哀悼；哀号
- 3.
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
发出类似野兽叫声的噪音
- 4.
To utter with outcry.
大声喊叫
（风等）呼啸；发出似野兽的长嚎声；大声喊出；吼出；发出响亮、长时间、悲伤的声音或叫声,像狗和狼常做的那样；发出表达痛苦或悲伤的声音；大声而悲伤地哭泣；哀悼；哀号；发出类似野兽叫声的噪音
In use
The wind howled through the night, keeping everyone awake.
The wolf howled at the moon from the top of the hill.
The sergeant howled orders at the new recruits.
howl at sb/sth
常用于描述动物或人的嚎叫行为。
The wolf howled at the moon.
狼对着月亮嚎叫。
howl with sth
表示伴随某种强烈情感而发出声音。
The audience howled with laughter.
观众哄堂大笑。
howl sth out
强调大声喊出具体内容。
He howled out the orders.
他大声喊出命令。
Connections
Collocations
- howl with laughter
- 放声大笑；狂笑
- The audience howled with laughter at his joke.观众被他的笑话逗得放声大笑。
- howl in pain
- 疼得号叫；痛得哀号
- The injured dog howled in pain all night.那只受伤的狗整夜疼得号叫。
- wind howls
- 风呼啸
- The wind howled through the trees during the storm.暴风雨中，风在树林间呼啸。
- howl at the moon
- 对着月亮长嚎
- The wolves howled at the moon.狼群对着月亮长嚎。
- howl with rage
- 愤怒地吼叫；气得咆哮
- He howled with rage when he heard the news.他听到这个消息后愤怒地吼叫。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：狼长嚎的“嚎”(háo) 读音像 howl /haʊl/，都是悠长凄厉的叫声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述狼、狗等动物的长嚎、描写风或暴风雨的呼啸、表达人因痛苦或强烈情绪而哀号 howl 作动词时多用于描述动物的长嚎、风声呼啸或人因痛苦而发出的哀号；在一般叙述和文学描写中都比较常见，口语和正式文体中均可使用，语体上比较中性，没有明显的正式或随意倾向。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，owl、growl、prowl、scowl、foul 与 howl 的韵母相同，都是 /aʊl/，其中 -owl 与 -oul 拼法不同但读音相同。注意 hole 拼写和 howl 很像，但读音是 /hoʊl/，与 howl (/haʊl/) 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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