scream
[skri:m] verb
MAKE NOISE 叫声
ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive
■to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement or anger （尤指因恐惧、兴奋、愤怒等强烈情绪而）尖叫，惊呼•A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed.一只蜘蛛爬上她的枕头，她惊叫起来。 •Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help.透过烟雾，救援者可以听见人们在喊救命。 •He was screaming in/with pain and begging for anaesthetic.他痛得直叫，哀求用麻醉药。 •They screamed with laughter at her jokes.听了她的笑话，他们大笑了起来。 •Ken screamed (out) a warning telling people to get out of the way.肯大叫着警告人们别挡路。 •Mrs Brown screamed (= shouted angrily) at Joel for dropping the test-tube.布朗太太生气地对着乔尔大喊大叫，因为他把试管摔破了。 •I've never found screaming (and shouting) (= shouting angrily) at my staff to be very effective.我一直以来都认为对员工大喊大叫是没有甚么用的。 •[+ speech] "I wish you were dead!" she screamed (= shouted angrily).“我恨不得你去死！”她愤怒地叫道。 •I tried to apologize, but he just screamed abuse/obscenities at me.我想道歉，但他却对着我破口大骂。 intransitive + adverb or preposition
■If a vehicle screams, it moves very quickly making a loud high sound （车）呼啸着飞驰•The cars screamed round the bend/ past the spectators.汽车尖啸着转弯／从观众面前呼啸而过。 intransitive
■to make a loud high sound 呼啸，发出尖叫声•The ambulance raced round the corner with its tyres screaming.随着轮胎发出的刺耳声音，救护车冲过街角。
[skri:m] verb
GET ATTENTION 吸引注意
intransitive (also scream out)
■If a word or image screams (out), it gets attention because it is very big or easy to notice （词语或形象）极为醒目•'Royal Plane Disaster!' screamed the newspaper headlines the next day.“皇家飞机失事！”，第二天报纸的头版头条用了这个令人触目惊心的标题。 intransitive
■If you say that two colours are screaming at each other, you think that they do not look attractive or pleasant together 颜色不相配／不配衬（说两种颜色不相配／不配衬，是指二者在一起时看起来不漂亮或不悦目）•You can't wear that pink jacket with your orange skirt. They'll just scream at each other.你不能穿那件粉红夹克来搭配那条橙色的裙子，颜色一点也不相配。
[skri:m] verb
scream (out) for sth
■to need something very much 急需•This matter is screaming out for attention.这件事亟待关注。
[skri:m] verb
scream yourself hoarse/silly (also scream the place down) (also scream your head off)
■to scream very loudly 大声叫喊•I screamed myself silly on the roller coaster.在云霄飞车上我大声尖叫。
[skri:m] noun countable
NOISE 声音
■a loud high sound you make when very frightened, excited or angry 尖叫，惊呼•a scream of pain/rage/joy/laughter疼痛／愤怒／快乐／欢笑的尖叫 •No one heard their screams.没有人听到他们的尖叫。 •She let out a piercing/shrill scream.她发出了一声刺耳的尖叫。
[skri:m] noun countable
FUN 乐趣 informal
■a person, thing or situation which is very funny 令人捧腹大笑的人（或事物、情景）•Jane's such a scream - her jokes have me in stitches.简真是个活宝，她讲的笑话让我乐不可支。 |