Word · Frequency #15185
screeched
发出刺耳声响；尖叫
screeched is the past of screech.
To make a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound.
- 1.
To make such a sound.
发出这样的声音
- 2.
To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.
高速行驶(发出尖啸声)
疾驶；呼啸前行；发出这样的声音；高速行驶(发出尖啸声)；尖声讲；发出尖声
In use
The car's brakes screeched as it came to a sudden stop.
A parrot screeched loudly from its cage, startling the visitors.
She always screeches when she sees a spider.
Verb forms
base screech · third person screeches · -ing screeching · past screeched · past participle screeched
规则动词，表示尖声叫喊或发出刺耳声。
Connections
Collocations
- screech to a halt
- 尖啸着急停
- The truck screeched to a halt just inches from the wall.卡车尖叫着猛停，离墙只有几英寸。
- tires screech
- 轮胎发出刺耳的尖啸声
- The tires screeched as the driver slammed on the brakes.司机猛踩刹车时，轮胎发出刺耳的尖啸声。
- brakes screech
- 刹车发出刺耳的尖啸声
- I could hear the brakes screeching somewhere in the distance.我能听到远处什么地方传来刹车刺耳的声响。
- screech with laughter
- 尖声大笑
- The kids screeched with laughter at the funny story.孩子们听到这个有趣的故事，尖声大笑起来。
- screech like a banshee
- 像女妖一样尖叫
- She screeched like a banshee when she saw the mouse.她看到老鼠时，像女妖一样尖叫起来。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：急刹车时轮胎发出‘嘶——’的尖啸（screech），车却仍高速冲出去——既指刺耳尖叫，也指呼啸疾驶。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：vehicle brakes and tires、animal or human cries、informal stories about fast driving screech 作动词时，通常用于形容刺耳、尖厉的声音（如刹车声、动物或人的尖叫声）；“高速行驶”这一义项多用于口语或非正式表达，带有夸张色彩，正式文体中较少使用。
Grammar Note
screech 既可作及物动词（如 screech a warning）也可作不及物动词（如 screech to a halt）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
screech 与 beach、reach、teach、speech、peach、preach 押韵，韵尾均为 /iːtʃ/。注意拼写相似的 stitch /stɪtʃ/、switch /swɪtʃ/、catch /kætʃ/ 发音不同。
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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