screech to a halt
collocation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。
发出刺耳声响；尖叫
screeching — present participle of screech
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发出刺耳声响；尖叫
To make a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound.
The car's brakes screeched as it came to a sudden stop.
汽车突然停下时，刹车发出刺耳的声音。
发出这样的声音
To make such a sound.
高速行驶(发出尖啸声)
To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.
screech
Base
原形
screeches
3rd person
第三人称单数
screeching
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现在分词
screeched
Past
过去式
screeched
Past participle
过去分词
The owl screeches at night.
猫头鹰在夜晚尖叫。
The brakes are screeching.
刹车正在发出刺耳声。
She screeched in fear.
她恐惧地尖叫。
规则动词，表示尖声叫喊或发出刺耳声。
A parrot screeched loudly from its cage, startling the visitors.
一只鹦鹉在笼子里大声尖叫，吓了游客一跳。
She always screeches when she sees a spider.
她看到蜘蛛时总是尖叫。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
突然停止；戛然而止
The car screeched to a halt just before the pedestrian crossing.
汽车在人行横道前戛然而止。
突然停止；骤然停下
Work on the bridge came to a screeching halt after the storm.
风暴过后，大桥的施工骤然停止。
使…突然停止；使…戛然而止
The sudden snowstorm brought morning traffic to a screeching halt.
突如其来的暴风雪使早间交通戛然而止。
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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。
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。
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）。
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