wail

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。

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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”。

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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。

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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

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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.

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