let out a yawp
yawp 作名词指短促的吠叫或尖叫;let out 强调突然发出声音。
The dog let out a yawp when the door slammed.
门砰地关上时,那只狗吠了一声。
尖叫;吠叫
yawps — plural of yawp
大声嚷嚷;粗俗的话;大声或粗俗的谈话。;粗声叫喊;喊声;蠢话
尖叫;吠叫
A yelp or bark.
大声或粗俗的谈话。
Loud or coarse talk.
The dog gave a yawp of surprise when the door suddenly slammed.
当门突然砰地关上时,狗发出了一声惊叫。
用法提示:yawp 作名词,是动词 gave 的宾语,指狗发出的惊叫声或吠叫声。
My boss's yawp about the report went on for ten minutes.
我的老板对报告的大声嚷嚷持续了十分钟。
用法提示:yawp 作名词,带所有格,指大声而粗俗的谈话或抱怨。
We could hear the yawp of a fox in the distance.
我们能听到远处狐狸的尖叫声。
用法提示:yawp 作名词,作介词 of 的宾语,指动物发出的粗厉尖叫声。
yawp 作名词指短促的吠叫或尖叫;let out 强调突然发出声音。
The dog let out a yawp when the door slammed.
门砰地关上时,那只狗吠了一声。
of 后接表示情绪或原因的名词,说明叫声的性质。
She heard a yawp of pain from the yard.
她听到院子里传来一声痛苦的尖叫。
with a yawp 作方式状语,表示以一声吠叫的方式做某事。
The puppy greeted us with a yawp.
小狗吠了一声迎接我们。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog let out yawp when the doorbell rang.
正确表达The dog let out a yawp when the doorbell rang.
英语单数可数名词通常需要限定词;yawp 表示一声吠叫,是可数名词单数,因此要加不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog let out three loud yawp.
正确表达The dog let out three loud yawps.
数词 three 后的可数名词要用复数形式;yawp 的复数是 yawps,因此要加 -s。
yawp 作“吠叫/尖叫”时可指响亮、粗野的声音;yelp 指短促尖利的一声,多因疼痛或受惊,且不表示“粗俗的谈话”。
yawp 的吠叫更响、更粗;yap 多指小狗的高频短吠,作“说话”解时指琐碎唠叨,而不是大声粗俗的谈话。
yawp 作“大声或粗俗的谈话”时侧重音量和粗鲁;yak 侧重连续、啰嗦地闲聊,不一定大声,也不带粗俗含义。
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