听声词典

wail

W 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [weɪl]
  • 美式音标 [weɪl]
  • 国际音标 [weil]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vi. 哀号；悲叹
  • vt. 为某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀号着说
  • n. 哀号；悲叹；恸哭声
  • n. (Wail)人名；(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒；(英)韦尔

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    wailful：悲叹的；哀悼的。
  • n性质的同根词
    wailer：恸哭者；哀悼者。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • wail既可用作不及物动词，也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时，一般接that从句作宾语，表示“哭着说出某一事”。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • One of the small children began to wail with terror.
    小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+that-clause

  • She wailed that she had hurt her foot.
    她边哭边说她的脚受伤了。

    • 用作名词 (n.)

  • I heard the wail of a baby.
    我听到了一个婴儿的哭声。

词组短语

    短语

  • fire wail 防火墙
  • Harmonious Wail 表演者
  • wail endlessly 哀哭不已
  • crib wail 木笼墙
  • Psychic Wail 心灵咆哮

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness
  • a long, high, loud cry, especially because of something unpleasant

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain.
  • Wail is also a noun.
  • If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain.
  • If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound.
  • Wail is also a noun.