scream

/skriːm/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

尖叫；高声喊叫；尖叫声

释义与例句

v. 尖叫；高声喊叫
to make a loud, high sound with your voice because you are frightened, angry, or in pain
  1. She screamed when she saw a mouse run across the kitchen floor.
    看到一只老鼠跑过厨房地板时，她尖叫起来。
  2. The fans screamed with excitement as the band walked on stage.
    乐队走上舞台时，粉丝们兴奋地尖叫。
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  1. He screamed in pain when the dentist touched the bad tooth.
    牙医碰到那颗坏牙时，他痛得大叫。
n. 尖叫声
a loud, high sound that you make with your voice when you are frightened, angry, or in pain
  1. Her scream could be heard from the other side of the building.
    从大楼的另一边都能听到她的尖叫声。
  2. The child let out a scream of joy when she saw her birthday present.
    看到生日礼物时，孩子发出了快乐的尖叫。
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  1. A sudden scream broke the silence of the night.
    一声突然的尖叫打破了夜晚的宁静。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 scream 指人因恐惧、痛苦或兴奋而尖叫；screech 多指尖锐刺耳的声音（如刹车声、猫头鹰叫）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • screamer 尖叫者；极好的事物
    scream 的名词形式，指尖叫的人或令人惊叹的事物。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • screech 尖叫；发出刺耳声
    scream 通常指人因恐惧、痛苦或兴奋而“尖叫”；screech 常指尖锐刺耳的声音，可指人尖叫，也可指车辆刹车、动物叫声等机械或刺耳的声音。
    The owl screeched loudly in the dark forest. 猫头鹰在黑暗的森林里发出刺耳的叫声。
常见搭配
  • scream with pain 痛得尖叫
    He screamed with pain as the doctor set his broken arm. 医生接他断臂时，他痛得尖叫。
  • let out a scream 发出一声尖叫
    She let out a scream when the lights suddenly went out. 灯突然熄灭时，她发出一声尖叫。
  • scream for help 尖叫呼救
    The woman screamed for help as the attacker grabbed her bag. 袭击者抢她包时，那名女子尖叫呼救。