Word · Frequency #32998
wailing
/weilɪŋ/
noun
哀号；嚎叫声
A loud, drawn-out scream or howl.
- 1.
A loud drawn out scream or howl.
大声拖长的尖叫或嚎叫。
大声拖长的尖叫或嚎叫。
In use
We heard the wailing of a baby from the next room.
The wind made a strange wailing around the old house at night.
Her wailing could be heard all the way down the street.
wailing (as uncountable noun)
wailing作为不可数名词，通常指一阵连续的哭喊声。
The wailing continued all night.
哀号声持续了一整夜。
sound of wailing
表示'……的声音'时常用sound of wailing。
They heard the sound of wailing from the house.
他们听到房子里传来的哀号声。
wailing of [someone/something]
用of引出哀号的主体。
The wailing of the mourners filled the air.
哀悼者的嚎啕大哭响彻空中。
Common mistakes
He wailing loudly.He wailed loudly.
汉语中“他哭叫”直接使用动词，而英语中wailing是名词，作谓语需用动词wail的过去式wailed。
I heard a wailing.I heard wailing.
汉语中“一声哀号”可数，英语中wailing通常作不可数名词，不用不定冠词a。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示…的哀号
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