Word · Frequency #15740
squeak
吱吱声；嘎吱声
a short, high-pitched sound
- 1.
A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
短促尖细的声音,如物体摩擦声或老鼠等小动物的叫声。
- 2.
a short high-pitched noise
短促尖细的声音
- 3.
A card game similar to group solitaire.
一种类似集体单人纸牌的游戏。
- 4.
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
侥幸成功(或逃脱)的事情
侥幸成功；勉强脱险；集体单人纸牌游戏；短促尖细的声音,如物体摩擦声或老鼠等小动物的叫声。；短促尖细的声音；一种类似集体单人纸牌的游戏。
In use
The rusty gate opened with a loud squeak.
A tiny squeak came from the box, and we realized a mouse was inside.
I can hear the squeaks of the old floorboards whenever I walk across the room.
the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
Connections
Collocations
- a narrow squeak
- 侥幸脱险；死里逃生
- It was a narrow squeak, but we caught the train.真是侥幸，我们赶上了火车。
- a squeak of excitement
- 兴奋的尖叫声
- She gave a squeak of excitement when she opened the present.她打开礼物时兴奋地尖叫了一声。
- a squeak of protest
- 一点抗议声
- He signed the contract without a squeak of protest.他毫无异议地签了合同。
- the squeak of a mouse
- 老鼠的吱吱声
- The squeak of a mouse came from behind the wall.墙壁后面传来老鼠的吱吱声。
- not a squeak
- 毫无声响；一点消息都没有
- We've heard not a squeak from the tenants since the storm.暴风雨过后，我们一直没有听到房客的任何动静。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：老鼠受惊时发出短促尖细的‘吱’声，拼作 squeak。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：fiction、household maintenance、casual conversation 表示“短促尖细的声音”（如老鼠叫声或物体摩擦声）时，这个词属于中性表达，日常口语和书面描写中都很常见，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。比较常见于描述动物或物体发出的声音。
Grammar Note
常用于短语 e.g., by a squeak
Pronunciation & Spelling
squeak 与 weak、leak、peak、creak 押韵，这些词都含 /iːk/ 音；注意 break、steak 虽也以 -eak 结尾，但读 /eɪk/，不押韵。
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.