Word · Frequency #15659
squeal
尖叫声；尖叫
a high-pitched cry or howl
- 1.
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
尖叫声,如儿童或女性的尖叫声,或磨损刹车片的刺耳声。
- 2.
a high-pitched howl
高声尖叫
- 3.
The cry of a pig.
猪的尖叫声。
尖叫声,如儿童或女性的尖叫声,或磨损刹车片的刺耳声。；高声尖叫；猪的尖叫声。；尖叫；抱怨
In use
The sudden squeal of the brakes made everyone in the car jump.
We heard a loud squeal coming from the pig pen.
Her squeal of delight when she saw the puppy was impossible to ignore.
vi. squeal with + emotion
squeal with 后接表示情绪的名词，如 delight、excitement。
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy.
孩子们看到小狗时高兴得尖叫起来。
vt. squeal + quoted speech
squeal 作及物动词时，可带直接引语，表示尖声说出。
“Stop it!” she squealed.
“住手！”她尖声喊道。
n. a squeal of + emotion/noise
a squeal of 后接表示情绪或声音的名词，指一声短促尖利的尖叫。
Connections
Collocations
- squeal with delight
- 高兴地尖叫
- The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy.孩子们看到小狗时高兴地尖叫起来。
- squeal of brakes
- 刹车的尖叫声
- We heard the squeal of brakes and then a crash.我们听到刹车的尖叫声，然后是一声撞击。
- let out a squeal
- 发出一声尖叫
- She let out a squeal when she saw the surprise.她看到惊喜时发出一声尖叫。
- squealing tires
- 轮胎的尖叫声
- The car raced away with squealing tires.汽车轮胎尖叫着疾驰而去。
- squeal in pain
- 疼得尖叫
- He squealed in pain when the dentist touched his tooth.牙医碰他的牙齿时，他疼得尖叫。
- high-pitched squeal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 squeal 像“嘶啾”——尖锐的叫声。想象小猪被捏或轮胎急刹时发出“嘶啾”的尖声，就记住了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a child's high-pitched cry、describing the sound of brakes or tires、describing an animal's sharp cry squeal 作名词表示尖叫声时通常为中性，多用于口语和一般描述；比较常见于描写小孩、小动物或刹车等发出的尖锐声响。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above share the long /iːl/ sound with 'squeal' (/skwiːl/). Watch out for lookalikes like 'squall' (/skwɔːl/) and 'squeak' (/skwiːk/), which do NOT rhyme with 'squeal'.
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。
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