scream
【尖叫,大声喊叫】
scream 是一个常见的英语单词,既可以是名词(n.)也可以是动词(v.),主要表示尖叫、喊叫,通常带有强烈的情绪,比如恐惧、兴奋或愤怒。
1. 动词 (verb)
🔹 scream [skriːm] — 尖叫,大声喊叫
(1) 因恐惧、痛苦、兴奋等而尖叫
- 例如:She screamed when she saw a spider.
(她看到蜘蛛时尖叫了。) - 例如:The fans screamed with excitement when their favorite singer appeared.
(当他们最喜欢的歌手出现时,粉丝们兴奋地尖叫。)
(2) 大声喊叫(强调或吸引注意)
- 例如:He screamed for help when he got stuck in the elevator.
(当他被困在电梯里时,他大声呼救。) - 例如:The teacher screamed at the students to be quiet.
(老师大声喊让学生们安静。)
(3) (物体、声音)发出尖锐刺耳的声音
- 例如:The brakes screamed as the car skidded to a stop.
(汽车刹车时发出了尖锐刺耳的声音。) - 例如:The siren screamed in the distance.
(远处的警报声尖锐地响起。)
2. 名词 (noun)
🔹 scream [skriːm] — 尖叫声,喊叫声
(1) 尖叫声,因恐惧、痛苦或兴奋而发出的高声
- 例如:A loud scream came from the haunted house.
(鬼屋里传来一声尖叫。) - 例如:Her screams of joy echoed through the hall.
(她兴奋的尖叫声在大厅里回荡。)
(2) 刺耳的声音
- 例如:The scream of the ambulance siren filled the street.
(救护车的刺耳警报声充满了整条街道。)
(3) (非正式)令人捧腹大笑的事
- 例如:That movie was a scream! I couldn’t stop laughing.
(那部电影太搞笑了!我笑个不停。)
3. 相关短语 (Phrases & Idioms)
词组 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
scream out | 大声喊出 | She screamed out his name in the crowd.(她在人群中大声喊出他的名字。) |
scream with laughter | 大笑不止 | The audience screamed with laughter at the comedian's jokes.(观众被喜剧演员的笑话逗得大笑不止。) |
a scream for help | 求救的尖叫 | We heard a scream for help coming from the alley.(我们听到从小巷里传来的求救尖叫。) |
make someone want to scream | 让某人崩溃/抓狂 | The noise from the construction site makes me want to scream.(施工现场的噪音让我崩溃。) |
4. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
shout | 大声喊叫 | He shouted my name across the street.(他在街对面大声喊我的名字。) |
yell | 大声叫喊,通常带有愤怒或紧张的情绪 | She yelled at her brother for breaking her phone.(她因为手机被弄坏而对弟弟大喊。) |
shriek | 尖叫,带有刺耳和高音调的感觉 | The little girl shrieked when she saw the clown.(那个小女孩看到小丑时尖叫起来。) |
howl | 长嚎,通常指狼或风的声音,也可指人因痛苦或愤怒的嚎叫 | The dog howled at the moon.(那只狗对着月亮嚎叫。) |
5. 总结
- scream 作为动词:表示因恐惧、痛苦、兴奋等而尖叫、大声喊叫,也可以表示发出刺耳的声音。
- scream 作为名词:表示尖叫声、喊叫声,或刺耳的噪音,在非正式用法中也可以指搞笑的事。
- 近义词包括 shout(喊叫)、yell(吼叫)、shriek(尖叫)、howl(嚎叫)。