Word · Frequency #12653
shrill
发出刺耳声
核心释义
不及物用法，不接宾语
to make a high-pitched, piercing sound
- 1.
发出尖声。
To make a shrill noise.
- 2.
发出尖厉的叫声
utter a shrill cry
尖声说出；发出尖声。；发出尖厉的叫声
用法In use
The alarm clock shrilled at six, and I jumped out of bed.
用法提示：shrilled 是 shrill 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示突然发出尖厉刺耳的声音。
The referee's whistle shrilled, and the players stopped running.
用法提示：shrill 在此作不及物动词，主语为哨子，表示发出高而尖的声响。
Her voice shrilled above the noise of the crowd.
用法提示：此处 shrill 作不及物动词，描述嗓音以尖厉的声响盖过其他声音。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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