scream

名词 n. 动词 v.
/skɹiːm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
  2. A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
    — I am tender-hearted by nature, and have found my eyes moist many a time over the scream of a wounded hare.
  3. A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
  4. Used as an intensifier. informal
    — We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
  5. An exclamation mark.
动词 v.
  1. To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. also,figuratively,intransitive
    — I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
  2. To move quickly; to race. figuratively,intransitive
    — He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
  3. To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of. figuratively,informal,intransitive
    — Do you know what screams "I’m obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate to Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare West Flemish schreemen, Zealandic schreême (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate to Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare West Flemish schreemen, Zealandic schreême (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.
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