shriek

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shriek1 /ʃriːk/ ●○○ verb  1  [intransitive]SCREAM to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain 尖叫，尖声喊叫 SYN scream They were dragged from their homes, shrieking and weeping. 他们哭喊着被人从家里拖出去。 He shrieked in agony. 他痛苦地尖叫起来。shriek with A group of students were shrieking with laughter. 一群学生在尖声大笑。2  [transitive]SCREAM to say something in a high loud voice because you are excited, afraid, or angry 尖声说 SYN scream ‘I’m pregnant!’ she shrieked. “我怀孕啦。”她尖声叫道。shriek at ‘I’ll kill you!’ Anne shrieked at him. “我要杀了你。”安妮冲着他尖声喊道。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

shriek• "Keep away from me!" she shrieked.• Just at that moment, Mahmud started to shriek.• Many times she had to remind herself of her obligation to shriek.• Anne began to shriek and jerked her arm away.• Women shrieked and ran at the sight of pistols, and men turned over tables to hide.• She thought of the noise of the lodging houses with the chorus girls shrieking at each other and larking in the corridors.• The two women shrieked at one another over the noise of the machines.• Bella turned and shrieked his name.• The three of us shrieked hysterically as one lobster tried to crawl his way out up the sides.• The screeching was upstaged by a shrieking siren; the signal to start.• The industry did not shriek too loudly: the strength of demand over the next few years kept everyone reasonably happy.• The children began shrieking with hysterical laughter.

Related topics: Textures, sounds

shriek2 noun [countable]  CSSCREAMa loud high sound made because you are frightened, excited, angry etc 尖叫声 SYN screamshriek of a shriek of laughter 一声尖笑with a shriek With a shriek of delight, Jean hugged Maggie. 琼兴奋地尖叫一声，抱住了玛吉。give/let out a shriek Ella let out a piercing shriek. 埃拉发出一声刺耳的尖叫声。

Examples from the Corpus

shriek• A bird woke up in a tree and gave a shriek.• With a shriek of delight, she threw herself into the water.• A shriek, like the tearing of metal train wheels along metal rails, died away.• The screaming and shriek were noises in his head.• Almost before he started speaking they all burst into shrieks of laughter.• I was woken up by a loud shriek from the bathroom.• Then he let out a piercing shriek.• Seconds later, the night was made hideous by the shrieks of alarm from the man-apes in the cave above.• Half way home he heard the shrieks again offshore, but this time the fathers had taken it up, too.• The vehicles pulled over when they heard the shriek of the police siren.shriek of• a shriek of terrorOrigin shriek1 (1400-1500) Probably from a Scandinavian language

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shriek¹ /ʃriːk/ verb1. [intransitive] to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain
   SYN  scream:
    They were dragged from their homes, shrieking and weeping.
    He shrieked in agony.
    shriek with
    A group of students were shrieking with laughter.
2. [transitive] to say something in a high loud voice because you are excited, afraid, or angry
   SYN  scream:
    ‘I’m pregnant,’ she shrieked.
    shriek at
    ‘I’ll kill you,’ Anne shrieked at him.

II

shriek² noun [countable]
a loud high sound made because you are frightened, excited, angry etc
   SYN  scream
    shriek of
    a shriek of laughter
    with a shriek
    With a shriek of delight, Jean hugged Maggie.
    give/let out a shriek
    Ella let out a piercing shriek.