yell
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++yell1 /jel/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] (also yell out)SHOUT to shout or say something very loudly, especially because you are frightened, angry, or excited 〔尤因恐惧、愤怒或激动而〕叫喊，大嚷大叫 ‘Help me!’ she yelled hysterically. “救救我！”她歇斯底里地大叫。 I yelled out, ‘Here I am!’ 我大声喊道:“我在这儿！” The crowd are on their feet yelling. 观众站着高声呐喊。yell at Don’t you yell at me like that! 别这样对我大喊大叫的！yell at somebody to do something They yelled at him to stop. 他们朝他喊，让他停下。yell (out) in surprise/pain etc Clare yelled in pain as she fell. 克莱尔跌倒时痛得大叫。 He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly). 他听到皮特声嘶力竭地在喊叫。► see thesaurus at shout2 [intransitive] spokenASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to ask for help 大声呼救 If you need me, just yell. 需要我时就喊一声。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
yell• "Don't touch me, " she yelled.• Much to my amazement the tutors don't yell.• Some one was yelling at a horse, asking it to move off his foot.• They were out of sight of the guv'nor, so she yelled at Billy Liar and cracked him one behind the saddle.• The children were yelling at each other across the street.• They always yell at each other.• In the first half I yelled at him to get the ball wide.• They were growling and yelling behind me, psyched for battle.• Tim counted to three, then yelled "Go!"• McBride spluttered, yelled, got red in the face.• He opened the door and yelled out "Anybody home?''• The music blaring in the bar was forcing us both to yell to be heard.• Kids were pushing past me down the corridor, all shouting and yelling to each other, and Kevin was carried along with them.yell at• I got yelled at at school because I was wearing the wrong shirt.• It was so embarrassing - he just started yelling at his wife.• Don't yell at me like that!yell2 noun [countable] 1 SHOUTa loud shout 叫喊let out/give a yell She let out a yell when she saw me. 她见到我大叫了一声。a yell of surprise/delight/triumph etc Dan gave a yell of delight when Larsson scored. 拉尔森得分时，丹高兴地大叫。2. American EnglishSUPPORT A TEAM OR PLAYER words or phrases that students and cheerleaders shout together to show support for their school, college etc 〔学生或啦啦队的〕助威口号Examples from the Corpus
yell• Christine gave a yell of alarm as blood spurted from the wound.• Behind her she heard a yell, and urged the boatman on, over the dark, sinister lagoon.• Steve could no longer prevent a yell of frustration.• A yell of surprise was wrenched out of her.• A great yell went up from the crowd. Liverpool had scored.• He had a desire to yell at her, Why?• With a triumphant yell, she hurled the harpoon.let out/give a yell• I pressed it gently, and the boy let out a yell.• Freddy let out a yell, but who was going to come and help?• He let out a yell and kicked his legs up crossly.• The Trunchbull let out a yell and leapt off her chair as though a firecracker had gone off underneath her.Origin yell1 Old English giellanyell1 verbyell2 nounChinese
say or Corpus something very loudly, shout to
yell
yell1 /jel/ 
verb
‘Help me!’ she yelled hysterically.
I yelled out, ‘Here I am!’
The crowd are on their feet yelling.
yell at
Don’t you yell at me like that!
yell at somebody to do something
They yelled at him to stop.
yell (out) in surprise/pain etc
Clare yelled in pain as she fell.
He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly).
2. [intransitive] especially American English spoken to ask for help:
If you need me, just yell.
▪ 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.
yell2 noun [countable]
1. a loud shout
let out/give a yell
She let out a yell when she saw me.
a yell of surprise/delight/triumph etc
Dan gave a yell of delight when Larsson scored.
2. American English words or phrases that students and cheerleaders shout together to show support for their school, college etc
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verb Language: Old English
Origin: giellan
1. [intransitive and transitive] (also yell out) to shout or say something very loudly, especially because you are frightened, angry, or excited:Origin: giellan
yell at
yell at somebody to do something
yell (out) in surprise/pain etc
2. [intransitive] especially American English spoken to ask for help:
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noun [countable]1. a loud shout
let out/give a yell
a yell of surprise/delight/triumph etc
2. American English words or phrases that students and cheerleaders shout together to show support for their school, college etc
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。
Patterns
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