shrill

[US]/ʃrɪl/
[UK]/ʃrɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (声音)尖锐的;刺耳的;高频的
比较级:shriller,最高级:shrillest
Word Forms
最高级shrillest
过去分词shrilled
第三人称单数shrills
过去式shrilled
比较级shriller
现在分词shrilling

Phrases & Collocations

a shrill voice

尖锐的声音

shrill cry

尖叫

shrill laughter

尖笑

a shrill whistle

尖声哨声

shrill alarm

尖锐的警报

Example Sentences

a concession to their shrill demands.

对他们尖刻要求的妥协。

the shrill wail of a siren.

警笛的尖啸

the shrill jangle of the door bell.

门铃的刺耳声。

a shrill scream rent the air.

一阵尖声惊叫划破长空。

a shrill voice pierced the air.

一声尖叫划破长空。

the rising shrill of women's voices.

越来越响的女人尖叫声。

She had a shrill high-pitched voice.

她的声音高得刺耳。

a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air.

尖锐刺耳的汽笛声划破夜空。

Lawrence portrays feminists as shrill, humourless, and desexed.

劳伦斯把女权主义者刻画成尖声喊叫、毫无幽默感和女性魅力的人。

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

嘘声:表示奚落或反对的刺耳或尖厉的叫声或哨声。

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