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wail是什么意思

  • 英式英标[wel]
  • 美式音标[weɪl]

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

中文词源

wail 哭号,恸哭

拟声词。比较woe.

英文词源

wail (v.)
c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla "to lament," from "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
wail (n.)
c. 1300; see wail (v.).

中文解释

1. woe => wail.2. Wailing Wall: 哭墙3. 谐音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。4. w- (谐音“我”) + ail => wail.5. w=weep,ail(v 得小病)。

实用例句

1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
普丽姆罗丝累得精神都有些恍惚了,开始哭着说她饿了。来自柯林斯例句
2. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。来自柯林斯例句
3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。来自柯林斯例句
4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来.来自《简明英汉词典》

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