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a wail of + noun
wail后常接表示情感的抽象名词，如grief, pain等。
A wail of despair rose from the crowd.
人群中响起绝望的哀号。
哀号；恸哭；痛哭
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哀号；恸哭；痛哭
a long, high-pitched cry of pain or grief
A wail of despair rose from the crowd.
人群中响起绝望的哀号。
长时间的哭喊,通常音调很高,尤指因悲痛或痛苦。
A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
悲伤的哭喊
a cry of sorrow and grief
类似哀叹的声音；嚎叫。
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
急救车警报器发出的声音,与“yelp”相对,后者音调更高、节奏更快。
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
A loud wail came from the child who had fallen and scraped her knee.
那个摔倒擦伤膝盖的孩子发出一声大哭。
The mournful wail of the bagpipes filled the valley.
风笛哀伤的鸣咽声传遍山谷。
We could hear the siren's wail long before the ambulance appeared.
救护车还没出现，我们就已听到警报器的尖啸声。
wail后常接表示情感的抽象名词，如grief, pain等。
A wail of despair rose from the crowd.
人群中响起绝望的哀号。
口语中常用，表示突然发出的哭声。
The child let out a loud wail when he dropped his ice cream.
孩子弄掉了冰淇淋，发出了响亮的哭声。
wail也可指类似哭声的尖锐声音，如警报、风声。
In the distance, she could hear the wail of a siren.
远处，她能听到警笛的呼啸声。
Not this
He let out a loud whale.
Use this
He let out a loud wail.
“wail”和“whale”发音相同，但意思不同。这里应用名词“wail”（恸哭），而非“whale”（鲸鱼）。
Not this
He wailed with pain.
Use this
He wailed in pain.
表示“因疼痛而恸哭”时，固定搭配为“wail in pain”，而非“wail with pain”。
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悲痛的嚎啕大哭
The family let out a wail of grief when they heard the terrible news.
当家人听到这个可怕的消息时，他们发出悲痛的嚎啕大哭。
绝望的哀号
A wail of despair rose from the crowd as the ship disappeared.
当船沉没时，人群中响起绝望的哀号。
疼痛的嚎叫
The injured dog gave a wail of pain.
受伤的狗发出疼痛的嚎叫。
警报器的尖啸声
The night was filled with the wail of sirens.
夜晚充满了警报器的尖啸声。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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wail 与“歪”音近：想象悲伤的人歪着嘴发出长长的哭喊，声调又高又久——wail。
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学/叙事作品、新闻报道（灾难或悲痛场景）、正式演讲或书面语 wail 作名词表示“长时间的尖声哭喊”时，语气比较中性，但多用于书面或正式语境，例如文学作品和新闻报道；日常口语中更常说 cry 或 scream。该词突出声音的持续、高亢以及强烈的悲痛或痛苦情绪。
常后接介词 of 表示哭喊的原因
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