exclaim
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·claim /ɪkˈskleɪm/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] written SAYto say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited 〔因惊讶、愤怒或兴奋而〕呼喊，惊叫 ‘No!’ she exclaimed in shock. “不！”她惊呼道。► see thesaurus at say→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
exclaim• ""What a beautiful house!'' she exclaimed.• "Wow!" exclaimed Bobby, "Great car!"• Even the much-travelled Portia paused in the ripple of her chatter to exclaim her appreciation.• ''Aha'!', he exclaimed triumphantly. ''We knew you'd come''.Origin exclaim (1500-1600) French exclamer, from Latin exclamare, from clamare “to cry out”ex·claim verbChineseSyllable
suddenly Corpus loudly to say and something because
exclaim
ex‧claim /ɪkˈskleɪm/
verb [intransitive and transitive] written
‘No!’ she exclaimed in shock.
■ different ways of saying something
▪whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
▪mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: He mumbled his thanks.
▪mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath. | She muttered something about having to go home early.
▪murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
▪growl to say something in a low angry voice: ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
▪snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
▪exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
▪blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
▪stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.
ex‧claim /ɪkˈskleɪm/
verb [intransitive and transitive] written Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: exclamer, from Latin exclamare, from clamare 'to cry out'
to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited:Language: French
Origin: exclamer, from Latin exclamare, from clamare 'to cry out'
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call to shout or say sth loudly to attract sb's attention 指大声呼叫或说话以吸引注意 ：◆ I thought I heard someone calling. 我仿佛听见有人在呼喊。 cry out (sth) to shout sth loudly, especially when you need help or are in trouble 尤指需要帮助或陷入困境时大声呼喊 ：◆ She cried out for help. 她大声呼救。 ◆ I cried out his name. 我大声呼唤他的名字。 exclaim to say sth suddenly and loudly, especially because of a strong emotion 尤指因强烈的情感而突然大声说话 ：◆ 'It isn't fair!' he exclaimed angrily. “这不公平！” 他气愤地喊道。 blurt to say sth suddenly and without thinking carefully enough 指脱口而出 ：◆ He blurted out the answer without thinking.他不假思索脱口说出了答案。 burst out to say sth suddenly and loudly, especially with a lot of emotion 尤指突然激动地大声喊叫 ：◆ 'He's a bully!' the little boy burst out. “他欺负人！” 小男孩突然大叫。
Patterns
to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out (sth) to sbto call/cry out for sthto cry out/exclaim in/with sthto call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out suddenly to call/cry out/exclaim/burst out loudly