scream
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scream1 /skriːm/ ●●● S3 verb 1 [intransitive]SCREAM to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc 〔因疼痛、惊恐、兴奋等〕尖声大叫 SYN shriek After the first few shots, people started screaming. 几声枪响过后，人们开始尖叫起来。 a screaming baby 尖声哭叫的婴儿scream with/in She jumped to her feet, screaming in terror. 她吓得尖叫一声，跳了起来。 The children were screaming with laughter. 小孩子们在尖声欢笑。 She was screaming her head off (=screaming a lot). 她不停地尖叫。 She began to scream blue murder (=scream very loudly). 她开始高声尖叫。 He was dragged kicking and screaming to a nearby van. 他又踢又叫着被拖到附近的一辆小货车上。► see thesaurus at shout2 [intransitive, transitive] (also scream out)SCREAM to shout something in a very loud high voice because you are angry or frightened 〔因愤怒或恐惧〕高声喊，大声叫 SYN yell ‘Get out!’ she screamed. “出去！”她高声叫道。 He screamed out her name. 他高声叫喊她的名字。scream for I screamed for help. 我高声呼救。scream at He screamed at her to go away. 他大声叫喊让她走开。 The crowd continued to scream abuse at him. 人群继续对他高声叫骂。3 [intransitive]C to make a very loud high noise 发出尖锐的响声 The police car approached, its siren screaming. 警车鸣着警笛驶近了。n COLLOCATIONSadverbsscream loudlyI just screamed as loudly as I could.scream wildly (=in a loud and uncontrolled way)Poor George, screaming wildly, was carried upstairs by his father.scream hysterically (=in a completely uncontrolled way)Some of the girls started screaming hysterically.phrasesscream with laughter/delightShe threw her head back and screamed with laughter.scream in/with painWe could hear her screaming in pain.scream in terror/agony etcHe screamed in fear and panic, and banged frantically on the door.scream your head off (=scream a lot)At least the idiot wasn’t panicking and screaming his head off.scream blue murder informal (=scream very loudly with fear or anger)She flew into a rage and screamed blue murder at him.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
scream• "Go away!" she screamed• The man pulled a gun, and two of the women near me started screaming.• The police car sped around the corner with its siren screaming.• There was a loud bang, and people started screaming.• "Help me!" she screamed.• When she saw Quinn, she dropped the bag and screamed.• ``Get out!'' she screamed.• Everyone panicked, and people started screaming.• Some one screamed, a high shrill piercing noise that caused her to break out in goose pimples.• Maria felt like screaming at her husband.• Sammy screamed at me to stay back.• Let him scream for a while.• The boy screamed for help.• Their brethren had fled screaming from the battlefield.• Adam screamed, loud and violent, in his attempt to absorb the pain.• He would scream obscenities, loud enough to scare me half to death just by the sound of them.• They are doing exactly what they are screaming others are doing to them.• And yet I would marvel as he accepted police escorts to whisk him past screaming teenyboppers to court at Wimbledon.• As a child, I used to wake up screaming with terror in the middle of the night.• She woke up screaming with terror.scream with/in• I remember that volley though both feet off the ground, it screamed in.• But screaming in a corporation, even in a corporation as Neanderthalish as Salomon, was counterproductive.• One side of her screamed with delight.• As she screamed in pain they stole a necklace she was wearing.• She lay in the street, screaming with pain.• But just as he put the rope over his head, he screamed in terror and threw his arms above his head.• The little children screamed in the road.• Some judges have imposed such orders to deal with aggressive protesters who push and shove patients and scream in their faces.scream for• I screamed for help.scream2 ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 SCREAMa loud high sound that you make with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc 〔因疼痛、惊恐、兴奋等发出的〕尖叫声 SYN shriek We heard screams coming from the flat. 我们听到公寓里传出尖叫声。 She saw the knife and let out a scream. 她看到刀，发出一声尖叫。scream of laughter/terror etc He fell back with a scream of terror and pain. 他发出恐惧而又痛苦的尖叫声，往后倒去。2 Ca very loud high sound 响而尖的声音，尖锐刺耳的声音 the scream of a jet taking off 喷气机起飞时的巨大声响3 a scream informalFUNNY someone or something that is very funny 非常滑稽的人[事物] The film was a scream! 这部影片非常滑稽！n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa loud screamSuddenly I heard a loud scream.a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound)The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening)With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified)I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear)We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.a little screamMrs Wood gave a little scream.a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth)No one heard her muffled screams.verbslet out a screamHe let out a piercing scream.give a screamShe gave a scream of delight.phrasesa scream of laughter/delightWe could hear the children’s screams of laughter.a scream of pain/terror/agonyMy screams of terror awoke my parents.Examples from the Corpus
scream• Charlie gave a scream of delight as he opened the present.• A gun went off, and I heard a scream of fear from inside the room.• There was a scream of pain.• We could hear screams coming from inside the blazing building.• Then she gave a little scream of happiness.• She was pondering this in a panic, when she heard the scream of the children and the sound of feet running.• The battlefield echoed with the screams of the wounded and the dying.• Their screams of horror and cries for mercy only brought a smile to my face.let out ... scream• He let out a scream of terror.• At this point, you will let out a scream suggesting that some one has just blown off your toe with a. 45.Origin scream2 (1200-1300) Perhaps from Middle Dutch schreemscream1 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1scream2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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scream
scream1 S3 /skriːm/ 
verb
1. [intransitive] to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc
SYN shriek:
After the first few shots, people started screaming.
a screaming baby
scream with/in
She jumped to her feet, screaming in terror.
The children were screaming with laughter.
She was screaming her head off (=screaming a lot).
She began to scream blue murder (=scream very loudly).
He was dragged kicking and screaming to a nearby van.
2. [intransitive and transitive] (also scream out) to shout something in a very loud high voice because you are angry or frightened
SYN yell:
‘Get out!’ she screamed.
He screamed out her name.
scream for
I screamed for help.
scream at
He screamed at her to go away.
The crowd continued to scream abuse at him.
3. [intransitive] to make a very loud high noise:
The police car approached, its siren screaming.
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▪scream loudly I just screamed as loudly as I could.
▪scream wildly (=in a loud and uncontrolled way) Poor George, screaming wildly, was carried upstairs by his father.
▪scream hysterically (=in a completely uncontrolled way) Some of the girls started screaming hysterically.
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▪scream with laughter/delight She threw her head back and screamed with laughter.
▪scream in/with pain We could hear her screaming in pain.
▪scream in terror/agony etc He screamed in fear and panic, and banged frantically on the door.
▪scream your head off (=scream a lot) At least the idiot wasn’t panicking and screaming his head off.
▪scream blue murder informal (=scream very loudly with fear or anger) She flew into a rage and screamed blue murder at him.
▪ 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.
scream2 noun [countable]
SYN shriek:
We heard screams coming from the flat.
She saw the knife and let out a scream.
scream of laughter/terror etc
He fell back with a scream of terror and pain.
2. a very loud high sound:
the scream of a jet taking off
3. a scream informal someone or something that is very funny:
The film was a scream!
■ adjectives
▪a loud scream Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
▪a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound) The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
▪a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening) With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.
▪a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified) I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.
▪a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear) We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.
▪a little scream Mrs Wood gave a little scream.
▪a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth) No one heard her muffled screams.
■ verbs
▪let out a scream He let out a piercing scream.
▪give a scream She gave a scream of delight.
■ phrases
▪a scream of laughter/delight We could hear the children’s screams of laughter.
▪a scream of pain/terror/agony My screams of terror awoke my parents.
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verb1. [intransitive] to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc
SYN shriek:
scream with/in
2. [intransitive and transitive] (also scream out) to shout something in a very loud high voice because you are angry or frightened
SYN yell:
scream for
scream at
3. [intransitive] to make a very loud high noise:
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noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch schreem
1. a loud high sound that you make with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch schreem
SYN shriek:
scream of laughter/terror etc
2. a very loud high sound:
3. a scream informal someone or something that is very funny:
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shout to say sth in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to sb 指大声说、叫、嚷、斥责、怒骂 ：◆ Stop shouting and listen! 别嚷了，听着！ ◆ 'Run!' he shouted. “跑！” 他大喊一声。 yell to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain 指（因气愤、激动、害怕或痛苦而）叫喊、大喊、吼叫 ：◆ She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall. 她冲小孩大喊，让他从墙上下来。 cry ( to shout loudlyrather
or 指喊叫、呼喊、呼叫 ：◆ She ran over to the window and cried for help. 她跑到窗口呼喊救命。 scream to shout sth in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited 指（因害怕、气愤或激动而）尖叫、大叫 ：◆ He screamed at me to stop. 他冲着我大叫，要我停下来。 cheer (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for sb, or to give them encouragement （尤指一群人）欢呼、喝彩、加油 ：◆ We all cheered as the team came onto the field. 球队入场时我们都欢呼起来。 bellow to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry 指大声吼叫，尤指怒吼 ：◆ 'Quiet!' the teacher bellowed. “安静！” 老师大吼道。 raise your voice to speak loudly to sb, especially because you are angry （尤指因气愤而）提高嗓门、大声说话 ：◆ She never once raised her voice to us. 她从未对我们提高嗓门说话。
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to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to sbto shout/yell/scream/bellow at sbto shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.to shout/yell/scream/bellow at sb to do sth to shout/yell/scream abuse to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
