scream
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /skɹiːm/
英文释义
名词 n.
- 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.
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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.
- 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.
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Used as an intensifier.
— We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
- An exclamation mark.
动词 v.
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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.
— I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
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To move quickly; to race.
— He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
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To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
— 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
词汇关系
衍生词
Howie scream
primal scream
screamo
scream queen
Wilhelm scream
kicking and screaming
scream bloody murder
scream blue murder
scream for
screaming abdabs
screaming hairy armadillo
screaming jelly babies
screaming meemie
screaming orgasm
screaming sixties
screaming snake case
scream loudest
scream one's head off
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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