yowl

英 [jaʊl]

美 [jaʊl]

v.  哭叫; 号哭; 号啕大哭
n.  号叫，吼声

过去式：yowled　现在分词：yowling　第三人称单数：yowls　复数：yowls　过去分词：yowled　

BNC.44800 / COCA.29267

牛津词典

verb

• 哭叫；号哭；号啕大哭
  to make a long loud cry that sounds unhappy

柯林斯词典

• VERB （尤指因悲伤或痛楚）嚎叫，惨叫，哀号
  If a person or an animalyowls, they make a long loud cry, especially because they are sad or in pain.
  1. The dog began to yowl.
     那只狗开始哀嚎。
  2. Yowlis also a noun.
     
  3. Patsy could hardly be heard above the baby's yowls.
     在婴儿的号哭声中很难听清帕齐在说些什么。

英英释义

noun

• a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  1. his bellow filled the hallway
  Synonym:bellowbellowinghollahollerholleringholloholloaroarroaring

verb

• utter shrieks, as of cats
  Synonym:caterwaul
• cry loudly, as of animals
  1. The coyotes were howling in the desert
  Synonym:howlwrawlyammer

双语例句

• Cats yowl. My dog's hair bristles in response.
  这些猫的哀叫引得我的狗毛发竖立。
• The dog began to yowl.
  那只狗开始哀嚎。
• The cat sets up a frightful yowl when the dog appears.
  猫看到那条狗就都大声叫起来。