wail

wail

英 [weɪl]
　　美 [wel]

vi. 哀號；悲嘆
　　vt. 為某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀號著說
　　n. 哀號；悲嘆；慟哭聲
　　n. (Wail)人名；(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒；(英)韋爾

v.(動詞)wail既可用作不及物動詞，也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時，一般接that從句作賓語，表示“哭著說出某一事”。

中文詞源：

wail 哭號，慟哭

擬聲詞。比較woe.

例句：

1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
普麗姆羅絲累得精神都有些恍惚瞭，開始哭著說她餓瞭。

2. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
遠遠地能聽到風笛的嗚咽。

3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
她聽到警報器發出可怕的尖叫聲。

4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
觀眾席裡,一位老太太傷心地哭起來.

5. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
小孩中的一個嚇得大哭起來.