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screech 音标拼音: [skr'itʃ] n. 尖声喊叫,尖叫声 尖声喊叫,尖叫声 screech n 1: a high- pitched noise resembling a human cry; " he ducked at the screechings of shells"; " he heard the scream of the brakes" [ synonym: { screech}, { screeching}, { shriek}, { shrieking}, { scream}, { screaming}] 2: sharp piercing cry; " her screaming attracted the neighbors" [ synonym: { scream}, { screaming}, { shriek}, { shrieking}, { screech}, { screeching}] v 1: make a high- pitched, screeching noise; " The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; " My car engine makes a whining noise" [ synonym: { whine}, { squeak}, { screech}, { creak}, { screak}, { skreak}] 2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [ synonym: { squawk}, { screak}, { skreak}, { skreigh}, { screech}] Screech \ Screech\ ( skr[= e] ch), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Screeching}.] [ Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ ae] kja to shriek, to screech, skr[ imac] kja to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. { Shriek}, v., { Scream}, v.] To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. " The screech owl, screeching loud." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Screech \ Screech\, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. [ 1913 Webster] { Screech bird}, or { Screech thrush} ( Zool.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. { Screech rain}. { Screech hawk} ( Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [ Prov. Eng.] { Screech owl}. ( Zool.) ( a) A small American owl ({ Scops asio}), either gray or reddish in color. ( b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species. [ 1913 Webster] 111 Moby Thesaurus words for " screech": bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, coo, creak, crow, cry, drawl, exclaim, flute, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hail, halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, keen, lilt, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, penetrate, pierce, pipe, pule, rallying cry, roar, rumble, screak, scream, shout, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl, skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, vent, voice, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whistle, whoop, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo- ho, yowl
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