Word · Frequency #9985
wail
哀号；恸哭；痛哭
核心释义
a long, high-pitched cry of pain or grief
- 1.
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.
- 2.
悲伤的哭喊
a cry of sorrow and grief
- 3.
类似哀叹的声音；嚎叫。
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
- 4.
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.
呼啸声；尖啸声；（警报器等的）哀鸣声；长时间的哭喊,通常音调很高,尤指因悲痛或痛苦。；悲伤的哭喊；类似哀叹的声音；嚎叫。；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。
用法In use
A loud wail came from the child who had fallen and scraped her knee.
用法提示：‘wail’是名词，指孩子因疼痛发出的高声哭喊。
The mournful wail of the bagpipes filled the valley.
用法提示：‘wail’为名词，指像哀号一样持续悠长的声音。
We could hear the siren's wail long before the ambulance appeared.
用法提示：‘wail’为名词，指警报器发出的尖而长的声音。
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。
let out a wail
口语中常用，表示突然发出的哭声。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a wail of grief
- 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。
- a wail of despair
- 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。
- a wail of pain
- 疼痛的嚎叫
- The injured dog gave a wail of pain.受伤的狗发出疼痛的嚎叫。
- a wail of sirens
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常后接介词 of 表示哭喊的原因
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 wail（/weɪl/）押韵，发音均为 /eɪl/：hail, pail, sail, tail, fail, mail。注意形近词 aisle（/aɪl/）发音不同。
用法优先级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。
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