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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。
发出刺耳声
shrills — third person singular of shrill
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
发出刺耳声
to make a high-pitched, piercing sound
She has a shrill voice.
她有一副刺耳的嗓子。
不及物用法，不接宾语
发出尖声。
To make a shrill noise.
发出尖厉的叫声
utter a shrill cry
shrill
Base
原形
shrills
3rd person
第三人称单数
shrilling
-ing
现在分词
shrilled
Past
过去式
shrilled
Past participle
过去分词
She shrills when she is upset.
她心烦时就会尖声叫喊。
The whistle shrilled through the empty hall.
哨声在空荡荡的大厅里发出刺耳声。
The alarm is shrilling in the next room.
警报正在隔壁房间尖声鸣响。
作动词时表示尖声说出或发出刺耳声；规则变化：shrill – shrilled – shrilled。
The alarm clock shrilled at six, and I jumped out of bed.
闹钟在六点发出刺耳的响声，我一下子跳下了床。
The referee's whistle shrilled, and the players stopped running.
裁判的哨子发出刺耳的响声，球员们停止了跑动。
Her voice shrilled above the noise of the crowd.
她的声音尖厉地响起，盖过了人群的嘈杂声。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
This knife is very shrill.
Use this
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。
Not this
I heard an shrill cry from the street.
Use this
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。
Not this
Her voice is more shrill than mine.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
尖声说出
The sergeant shrilled out orders to the troops.
中士尖声向部队下达命令。
《尖声》(剧名)
The television series 'Shrill' (2019–2021), starring Aidy Bryant, is an adaptation of Lindy West's memoir and was praised for its frank portrayal of body politics.
电视剧《尖声》（2019–2021）由艾迪·布莱恩特主演，改编自林迪·韦斯特的回忆录，因直白呈现身体政治而受到赞誉。
Use shrills naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.