Word · Frequency #12653
shrill
发出刺耳声
to make a high-pitched, piercing sound
不及物用法，不接宾语
- 1.
To make a shrill noise.
发出尖声。
- 2.
utter a shrill cry
发出尖厉的叫声
尖声说出；发出尖声。；发出尖厉的叫声
In use
The alarm clock shrilled at six, and I jumped out of bed.
The referee's whistle shrilled, and the players stopped running.
Her voice shrilled above the noise of the crowd.
a shrill + noun
作形容词时，shrill 常放在名词前，修饰声音、哨声等。
She has a shrill voice.
她有一副刺耳的嗓子。
sth + shrill
作不及物动词时，主语通常是发出刺耳声的事物。
The whistle shrilled.
哨子发出刺耳的鸣响。
shrill + sth
作及物动词时，宾语为说出的话或喊出的内容，如警告、命令等。
She shrilled a warning.
她尖声发出警告。
Verb forms
base shrill · third person shrills · -ing shrilling · past shrilled · past participle shrilled
作动词时表示尖声说出或发出刺耳声；规则变化：shrill – shrilled – shrilled。
Common mistakes
This knife is very shrill.This knife is very sharp.
shrill 只用来形容声音高而刺耳，不能表示刀刃锋利；表示“锋利”应用 sharp。中文“尖锐”的多义容易导致误用。
I heard an shrill cry from the street.I heard a shrill cry from the street.
shrill 以辅音音素 /ʃ/ 开头，不定冠词应用 a，不能用 an；an 只用在元音音素前。
Her voice is more shrill than mine.Her voice is shriller than mine.
shrill 是单音节形容词，比较级应加 -er 变为 shriller，而不是在前面加 more。
Connections
Collocations
- shrill voice
- 刺耳的嗓音
- She called his name in a shrill voice.她用刺耳的嗓音叫他的名字。
- shrill whistle
- 刺耳的口哨声
- The referee's shrill whistle signaled the end of the game.裁判刺耳的口哨声标志着比赛结束。
- shrill laugh
- 尖笑声
- Her shrill laugh startled everyone in the room.她尖利的笑声让房间里所有人吃了一惊。
- siren shrills
- 警报器发出刺耳声
- Sirens shrilled in the distance, warning residents of the danger.远处的警报器发出刺耳声，警告居民有危险。
- shrill out
- 尖声说出
- The sergeant shrilled out orders to the troops.中士尖声向部队下达命令。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：shrill 的 sh 像“嘘”的尖细音，联想刺耳尖叫或警报声，尖锐难忍。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary narrative、formal descriptive writing shrill 表示“发出刺耳声”或“尖声说出”时，多用于文学或正式描写；日常口语较少单独使用，常用 scream、shriek 等代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the final /ɪl/ sound, so they rhyme with shrill /ʃrɪl/. Beware lookalikes such as shell /ʃel/, shall /ʃæl/, and school /skuːl/, which have similar spellings but different vowel sounds.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.