Word · Frequency #23585
yelp
尖叫声；短促尖厉的叫声
核心释义
An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
- 1.
短促而尖厉的叫声或话语。
An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
- 2.
比长鸣声更急促强烈的紧急车辆警报声。
A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.
急促警报声；（比通常警笛更急促尖利的）警笛声；短促而尖厉的叫声或话语。；比长鸣声更急促强烈的紧急车辆警报声。；尖声急叫；狺吠
用法In use
The dog let out a yelp when I accidentally stepped on its tail.
用法提示：此处 yelp 作名词，表示短促尖厉的叫声。
She couldn't suppress a yelp of surprise as the cold water hit her face.
用法提示：此处 yelp 作名词，指因惊讶而发出的短促尖声。
A sharp yelp from the next room made me rush in to see what had happened.
用法提示：此处 yelp 作名词，描述突然的尖厉声响。
let out a yelp
let out a yelp 表示突然发出短促高亢的叫声，动作具有突发性。
The puppy let out a yelp when I accidentally stepped on its paw.
我不小心踩到小狗的爪子时，它发出一声尖叫。
a yelp of [pain/emotion]
常用 a yelp of + 表示感受的名词，如 pain、surprise、delight，说明叫声的原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a yelp of pain
- 疼痛的尖叫声
- She gave a yelp of pain when she stepped on a piece of glass.她踩到一块玻璃时发出了一声疼痛的尖叫。
- let out a yelp
- 发出尖叫
- The puppy let out a yelp when the door slammed.门砰地关上时，小狗发出了一声尖叫。
- a yelp of surprise
- 惊讶的尖叫
- He let out a yelp of surprise as the cold water hit him.冷水淋到他身上时，他惊讶地尖叫了一声。
- a sharp yelp
- 刺耳的尖叫
- A sharp yelp came from the other room.另一个房间传来一声刺耳的尖叫声。
- the yelp of a siren
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象小狗被踩到尾巴，短促尖厉地叫一声“yelp”，比 yell（喊叫）更急促尖利；这只是助记联想，不是词源。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing animal or human cries in everyday speech、discussing emergency vehicle siren types in technical contexts 该词有两个常用义项：1）指短促尖厉的叫声，中性，日常对话和书面语都较常见；2）指紧急车辆警报器的一种，多用于行业或技术语境。请根据语境选择合适的用法。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为yelps。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
help, kelp and whelp rhyme with yelp (/jelp/), all ending in /-elp/. yell looks similar but has no /p/ and is pronounced /jel/; yep also looks similar but has no /l/ and is pronounced /jep/; both are lookalikes, not rhymes.
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