shrieked

grammar · medium

易错句子When the lights went out, she shrieked me in the dark.

正确表达When the lights went out, she shrieked at me in the dark.

shriek 表示“尖叫”时是不及物动词，不能直接跟人作宾语；要表达“冲某人尖叫”，必须用 shriek at someone，由介词 at 引出尖叫的对象。

grammar · medium

易错句子We heard a shrieked from the kitchen.

正确表达We heard a shriek from the kitchen.

冠词 a 后面需要名词，而 shrieked 是动词过去式，不能充当名词；表示“一声尖叫”应使用名词 shriek。

grammar · medium

易错句子The shrieked girl ran out of the room.

正确表达The shrieking girl ran out of the room.

过去分词 shrieked 作定语通常带被动意义，不能表示“正在尖叫的”；这里女孩是主动发出尖叫，应用现在分词 shrieking 作定语。