wail
英 [wel]
美[wel]
- vi. 哀号;悲叹
- vt. 为某人死亡而悲痛;哀悼某人;哀号着说
- n. 哀号;悲叹;恸哭声
- n. (Wail)人名;(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒;(英)韦尔
词态变化
复数: wails;第三人称单数: wails;过去式: wailed;过去分词: wailed;现在分词: wailing;名词: wailing;
助记提示
1. woe => wail.
2. Wailing Wall: 哭墙
3. 谐音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。
4. w- (谐音“我”) + ail => wail.
5. w=weep,ail(v 得小病)。
2. Wailing Wall: 哭墙
3. 谐音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。
4. w- (谐音“我”) + ail => wail.
5. w=weep,ail(v 得小病)。
中文词源
wail 哭号,恸哭
拟声词。比较woe.
英文词源
- wail (v.)
- c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse vla "to lament," from v "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
- wail (n.)
- c. 1300; see wail (v.).
双语例句
- 1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
- 普丽姆罗丝累得精神都有些恍惚了,开始哭着说她饿了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
- 远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
- 她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
- 观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
- 小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》