单词详解 | wail

wail
音标
英音/ weɪl / 美音/ weɪl /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
Within hours, the recording of Setera’s call spread through Block H. In shelter after shelter came the wails of families cracking apart.
几个小时之内,塞特拉的通话录音就传遍了 H 区。一个又一个的避难所里传来了家庭破裂的哭声。
Washington Times

Video shows Barakat continuing to move around on the ground as sirens wail and Robinson calls for him to put his hands up and drop the gun, then shoots at him.
视频显示,巴拉卡特继续在地上走动,警报声不断响起,罗宾逊要求他举起双手,放下枪,然后向他开枪。
Washington Times

Shortly after, air raid sirens began to wail in Ukraine’s capital.
不久之后,乌克兰首都开始响起空袭警报。
Washington Times

基本释意
noun
a cry of sorrow and grief
(因悲伤或疼痛)恸哭,号啕;哀号,高声抱怨;发出长而高的声音,呼啸

同义词
lament,lamentation,plaint,howl,roar,ululate,yaup,yawl,mewl,pule,whimper

短释义
When it comes to expressing unhappiness, wailing lies at the extreme end of the spectrum. So, it’s best to save this response for life’s most unpleasant moments — unless you’re a jazz musician. In jazz terminology, wailing on one’s instrument is actually a good thing. What’s the connection between an eardrum-shattering expression of misery and a hot jam session? The answer to that question may depend on your personal musical preferences.
哀号是发出长长的大声哭声。如果你真的感觉很痛苦,请深呼吸并尽可能大声地哭泣。

长释义
When it comes to expressing unhappiness, wailing lies at the extreme end of the spectrum. So, it’s best to save this response for life’s most unpleasant moments — unless you’re a jazz musician. In jazz terminology, wailing on one’s instrument is actually a good thing. What’s the connection between an eardrum-shattering expression of misery and a hot jam session? The answer to that question may depend on your personal musical preferences.
当谈到表达不满时,哭泣属于最极端的一种。因此,最好将这种反应保留在生活中最不愉快的时刻——除非您是爵士音乐家。在爵士乐术语中,用乐器哀嚎实际上是一件好事。令人震耳欲聋的痛苦表情和热即兴演奏会之间有什么联系?该问题的答案可能取决于您个人的音乐偏好。

文学例句
He let his arms flop against the road and wailed, “I don’t have a tail!”
他把双臂垂在路上,哭喊道:“我没有尾巴!”
Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

A high-pitched howl wailed over frenetic guitar riffs, followed by booming drums.
一阵高亢的嚎叫声伴随着疯狂的吉他连复段,接着是轰鸣的鼓声。
Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence by Sonja Thomas

The magistrate wailed as Mama pulled more plant-magic threads and more branches wound around other parts of him.
当妈妈拉出更多的植物魔法线和更多的树枝缠绕在他身体的其他部位时,治安官嚎啕大哭。
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

词源
wail (v.)c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla “to lament,” from væ “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.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
哀号(v.)c。 1300(不及物); 14世纪中期。 (及物),源自古斯堪的纳维亚语 væla“哀叹”,源自 væ“woe”(见woe)。对爵士乐手来说,“演奏得非常好”,是从 1955 年开始的美国英语俚语(哀号“优秀”是从 1954 年开始的)。相关:哀嚎;哭号。相关条目及更多


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