bawl
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bawl /bɔːl $ bɒːl/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] (also bawl out)SHOUT to shout in a loud voice 叫嚷，大喊 SYN yell ‘Tickets, please!’ bawled the conductor. “请大家买票！”售票员大声叫着。► see thesaurus at shout2 [intransitive]CRY to cry loudly 大哭，号哭 SYN scream They could hear a baby bawling somewhere. 他们听到什么地方有婴儿在大哭。3 bawl somebody ↔ out phrasal verb TELL somebody OFFto speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 痛骂，大声训斥〔做了错事的人〕 He was afraid Vic would bawl him out for being late. 他害怕维克会因他迟到而大骂一顿。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
bawl• I couldn't help it, I just started bawling.• The baby was sitting in his high chair, red in the face and bawling.• That couple next door are always shouting and bawling at each other.• "Stop that thief!" he bawled at the top of his voice.• I dribbled, I wet my pants, even banged my head on the furniture, and bawled ... bawled almost nonstop.• "Stop, bawling, " Dad said crossly, "and come over here."• Jess, though, is openly bawling even before the announcer calls her name.• The roped calf was up instantly, bawling hoarsely, shaking his head.• It was to the point where I was crying, I was bawling hysterically.• He became one of the more notorious tramps of the city, begging and bawling on every street corner.• One of the prison guards was bawling orders across the yard.• The captain stood at the front, bawling orders.• If you didn't, you were bawled out, and that took an awful lot of getting used to.• It bawled whenever I got near it so Dad said I'd better keep out of the way.Origin bawl (1400-1500) Probably from a Scandinavian languagebawl verbChinese
loud to shout a in Corpus voice
bawl
bawl /bɔːl $ bɒːl/
verb
SYN yell:
‘Tickets, please!’ bawled the conductor.
2. [intransitive] to cry loudly
SYN scream:
They could hear a baby bawling somewhere.
bawl somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong:
He was afraid Vic would bawl him out for being late.
▪ shout to say something very loudly: The two men were shouting angrily at each other. | ‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
▪yell (also holler American English) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout: The children were yelling at each other across the street. | ‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
▪call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention: He called her name but she didn’t hear him. | ‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
▪cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited: ‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried. | He cried out in panic. | ‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
▪scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc: The baby wouldn’t stop screaming. | She screamed as she jumped into the cold water. | ‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
▪roar written to shout in a loud deep voice: The crowd roared their appreciation. | ‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
▪bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you: He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
▪bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy: ‘What are you doing?’ he bawled. | The kids were bawling in the back of the car. | She was always bawling at the children.
▪raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry: I never heard my father raise his voice.
▪cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval: The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
bawl /bɔːl $ bɒːl/
verb Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
1. [intransitive and transitive] (also bawl out) to shout in a loud voice Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
SYN yell:
2. [intransitive] to cry loudly
SYN scream:
bawl somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong:
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