howl
[haʊl] verb
PERSON/ANIMAL 人／动物
intransitive
■If a dog or wolf howls, it makes a long, sad sound （狼、狗）长嚎，嗥叫•In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled.在寂静的夜里，一只孤独的狼在嚎叫。 intransitive or transitive
■to make a loud sound, usually to express pain, sadness or another strong emotion （通常因痛苦、悲伤或其他强烈情感而）号叫，哀号•An injured dog lay in the middle of the road, howling with/in pain.一只受伤的狗躺在路中间，痛苦地嚎叫着。 •We were howling with laughter.我们放声大笑。 •figurative The opposition howled down the government's proposal (= shouted loudly to express disapproval).反对党大声抗议，反对政府的提案。
[haʊl] verb
WIND 风
intransitive
■If the wind howls, it blows hard and makes a lot of noise （风）呼啸•Is there someone outside, or is it just the wind howling in the trees?是有人在外面，还是只是风在树林里呼啸？
[haʊl] noun
countable
■a long, loud, sad sound 号叫声；喊叫声；呼啸声•the howl of the wind in the trees树林中风的呼啸声 •He leaves his dog shut up in the house all day, and we can hear its howls.他一整天都把他的狗关在屋子里，我们能听到它的嚎叫声。 •She let out a howl of pain.她痛得大声哀号。 countable usually plural
■a strong expression of emotion, such as anger or disagreement 感情迸发；怒吼，愤怒的表示•Plans to build a new supermarket have been greeted with howls of protest from local residents.建一座新超市的计划受到当地居民的强烈抗议。 |