shrill

英 [ʃrɪl]

美 [ʃrɪl]

adj.  刺耳的; 尖声的; 尖厉的; 闹着非要…不可的; 不依不饶的
v.  发出刺耳的声音; 尖叫; 尖声说

比较级：shriller　第三人称单数：shrills　最高级：shrillest　现在分词：shrilling　过去式：shrilled　过去分词：shrilled　

CET6TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.12653 / COCA.12017

牛津词典

adj.

• 刺耳的；尖声的；尖厉的
  very high and loud, in an unpleasant way
  1. a shrill voice
     刺耳的嗓音
• 闹着非要…不可的；不依不饶的
  loud and determined but often unreasonable
  1. shrill demands/protests
     坚持要求；拼命反对

verb

• 发出刺耳的声音；尖叫
  to make an unpleasant high loud sound
  1. Behind him, the telephone shrilled.
     在他身后，电话铃刺耳地响了起来。
• 尖声说
  to say sth in a loud, high voice
  1. ‘Wait for me!’ she shrilled.
     “等等我！”她尖声叫道。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (声音)刺耳的，尖厉的
  Ashrillsound is high-pitched and unpleasant.
  1. Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out...
     骚乱爆发时，我们周围充斥着尖厉的哭喊声和难以入耳的咒骂声。
  2. ...the shrill whistle of the engine...
     引擎刺耳的呼啸声
  3. Mary Ann's voice grew shrill.
     玛丽·安的声音变得尖厉了。
• ADJ-GRADED (要求、抗议、声明等)尖刻的，强硬的，不依不饶的
  If you describe a demand, protest, or statement asshrill, you disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said.
  1. Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism.
     大西洋两岸都在大肆鼓吹贸易保护主义。
• VERB (铃、哨)发出尖锐的声音，发出刺耳的声音
  If a bell or whistleshrills, it makes a loud, high-pitched sound.
  1. The phone shrilled, making her jump.
     电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。
• VERB 尖声说出;尖声喊出
  If someone with a high-pitched voiceshrillssomething, they say it loudly.
  1. 'No, no, no,' she shrilled.
     “不，不，不，”她尖叫道。

英英释义

verb

• utter a shrill cry
  Synonym:shriekpipe uppipe

adj

• of colors that are bright and gaudy
  1. a shrill turquoise
• being sharply insistent on being heard
  1. strident demands
  2. shrill criticism
  Synonym:strident
• having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
  1. a shrill whistle
  2. a shrill gaiety
  Synonym:sharp

双语例句

• His criticism was so shrill that it provoked resentment.
  他的批评太尖刻，引起了怨恨。
• Mary Ann's voice grew shrill.
  玛丽·安的声音变得尖厉了。
• A woman's shrill laughter reverberated in the courtyard.
  一个女人的尖笑声在院子里回荡。
• His voice was shrill, but very clear and articulate.
  他嗓音尖锐，但是嘹亮而清晰。
• All of a sudden, a shrill voice broke forth out of the darkness.
  突然地，黑暗中爆发出一个尖厉的声音。
• 'No, no, no,' she shrilled.
  “不，不，不，”她尖叫道。
• So she says to him really shrill.
  所以她对他很尖利的说。
• Her voice is so harsh and shrill that! can't bear to listen to it.
  她的声音尖锐刺耳，我听着真受不了。
• The landlady's shrill voice always sets my teeth on edge.
  房东太太那副尖嗓子总让我难受。
• By shrill blasts on his whistle the policeman stopped all the traffic.
  警察尖声吹哨停止了一切交通。