squeak

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals. countable
  2. A card game similar to group solitaire. uncountable
  3. A narrow squeak. countable,slang
    — "I had the very devil of a squeak for it," he went on. "I did the hurdles over two or three garden-walls, but so did the flyer who was on my tracks, and he drove me back into the straight and down to High Street like any lamplighter. […]
动词 v.
  1. To emit a short, high-pitched sound. intransitive
    — But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather than screws or nails. I suspect the adhesive will eventually embrittle and crack, resulting in the same squeaking problems as before.
  2. To inform, to squeal. intransitive,slang
    — If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.
  3. To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner. transitive
  4. To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name. intransitive
  5. To win or progress by a narrow margin. informal,intransitive
    — […] allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin.

词形变化

squeaks plural squeaks present,singular,third-person squeaking participle,present squeaked participle,past squeaked past

词汇关系

近义词
grass up snitch
衍生词
batsqueak bubble and squeak pip-squeak squeakery squeakish squeakless squeakproof squeakquel squeaky squeak by squeaker squeakingly squeak out squeak through unsqueaking until the pips squeak
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