screak
不及物动词,主语通常是门、轮子、鸟等发出尖锐刺耳声的事物。
The old door screaked as it swung open.
旧门打开时发出刺耳的嘎吱声。
尖叫;刺耳声;嘎嘎作响
to make a shrill, harsh cry or sound; screech
尖叫;刺耳声
shriek; screech
一般现在时
The rusty door screaks every time it opens.
生锈的门每次打开时都嘎嘎作响。
一般过去时
The old gate screaked loudly last night.
昨晚旧门嘎嘎作响。
现在进行时
The floor is screaking under my weight.
地板在我的体重下正嘎嘎作响。
The old door screaked as he pushed it open.
他推开门时,那扇旧门嘎吱作响。
用法提示:screaked 是 screak 的过去式,表示门发出刺耳的嘎嘎声。
I heard the rusty hinges screaking in the wind.
我听到生锈的铰链在风中嘎嘎作响。
用法提示:screaking 是 screak 的现在分词,表示持续发出的刺耳声音。
The gate screaks every time someone enters.
每次有人进入时,大门都会嘎吱作响。
用法提示:screaks 是 screak 的第三人称单数形式,描述门每次开关时发出的尖锐噪音。
不及物动词,主语通常是门、轮子、鸟等发出尖锐刺耳声的事物。
The old door screaked as it swung open.
旧门打开时发出刺耳的嘎吱声。
常后接副词或介词短语,说明声音的方式或发生场景。
The rusty wheels screaked loudly on the wet track.
生锈的轮子在湿轨道上发出响亮的刺耳声。
grammar · medium
易错句子He let out a loud screak of pain and fell to the ground.
正确表达He let out a loud shriek of pain and fell to the ground.
screak 只能作动词使用,表示“发出尖利刺耳的声音”,不能用作名词。要表示“一声尖叫”这个名词概念,应用 shriek(或 scream),不能把动词直接当名词用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old wooden stairs screaked under his feet.
正确表达The old wooden stairs creaked under his feet.
creak 指木头、楼梯等受压摩擦时发出的低哑“嘎吱”声;screak 意为发出像尖叫一样高而刺耳的声音(相当于 shriek、screech),不用于楼梯这类低沉的嘎吱声。因此这里应该用 creak。
两词意思几乎一致,主要差别在结尾:screak 读 /skriːk/,以 /k/ 收尾;screech 读 /skriːtʃ/,以 /tʃ/ 收尾,拼写也多一个 c。写作和朗读时要留意这个结尾,别把 screak 写成 screech。
squeak 指短促、又高又细的吱吱声,常来自老鼠、鞋子或门轴;screak 指拉得更长的刺耳尖叫,声音更尖更响。
creak 是木头、地板、门被挤压时发出的低沉嘎吱声,并不尖利;screak 则是高而尖的叫声,两者声音性质相反,不能互换。
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