Word · Frequency #20550
squawk
发出尖叫声；尖声叫喊
to make a loud, harsh, shrill cry or scream
- 1.
To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
发出尖叫声；尖声喊叫。
- 2.
To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
设置或传输四位数字的应答机代码。(通常后接具体代码。)
发送应答机编码；设置应答机编码；发出尖叫声；尖声喊叫。；设置或传输四位数字的应答机代码。(通常后接具体代码。)；发出响而粗的叫声；发牢骚
In use
The parrot squawked loudly when the cat walked past its cage.
The baby squawks whenever her toy is taken away.
The passengers squawked in protest when the flight was delayed again.
Verb forms
base squawk · third person squawks · -ing squawking · past squawked · past participle squawked
动词，意为发出响而粗的叫声或发牢骚。规则变化。
Connections
Collocations
- squawk loudly
- 大声尖叫
- The parrot squawked loudly when the cat came near.猫靠近时，鹦鹉大声尖叫。
- squawk at somebody
- 对某人尖声喊叫
- She squawked at the children to keep quiet.她尖声喊孩子们安静点。
- squawk in alarm
- 惊恐地尖叫
- The birds squawked in alarm and flew off.鸟儿惊恐地尖叫着飞走了。
- squawk like a parrot
- 像鹦鹉一样尖叫
- He squawks like a parrot whenever he gets excited.他一激动就像鹦鹉一样尖叫。
- squawk 7700
- 发送紧急应答机代码7700
- The pilot squawked 7700 after the engine failed.发动机故障后，飞行员发送了7700应答机代码。
- squawk a transponder code
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象鹦鹉被踩到脚，猛地发出又尖又短的“squawk”一声，读音像“斯阔克”，记住它表示尖声叫喊。
Context & Register
语域：m 常见场景：日常口语、航空管制 该词有两个常见用法：作“尖声叫喊”时多用于非正式口语；作“发送应答机编码”时是航空专业用语，常见于空中交通管制场景。日常使用需根据语境判断。
Grammar Note
通常用作不及物动词，后不直接跟宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 squawk 押韵（同含 /ɔːk/ 音）的词有：hawk、gawk、talk、walk、chalk。注意拼写相似的 awkward 虽以 awk- 开头，但后面多出 /wəd/ 音节，所以不押韵。词典中 squawk 的元音写作 /ɒ:/，与本表 /ɔː/ 为同一个长 o 音。
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, WORDNET.