earsplitting

/ˈir-ˌspli-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

earsplitting — adjective

  • earsplittingpositive
  • more earsplittingcomparative
  • most earsplittingsuperlative

1. so loud and sharp in sound that it feels painful or upsetting to listen to.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

so loud and sharp in sound that it feels painful or upsetting to listen to.

例句

The earsplitting fire alarm sent Mathieu and the children into the street.

collocation: earsplitting fire alarm

Yael covered her ears when the earsplitting whistle blew beside her seat.

earsplitting whistle — sudden sharp sound

同義詞
  • deafening

    the more common everyday word for a painfully loud sound

  • piercing

    stresses the sharp quality of the sound more than its overall force

  • shrill

    usually suggests a high pitch, not any kind of loud noise

反義詞
  • quiet

    making little sound

  • soft

    gentle in volume rather than harsh

  • muted

    deliberately reduced in loudness

文法句型

earsplitting + noun

be + earsplitting

用法筆記

Usually used for sounds such as alarms, whistles, cheers, and machine noise. It suggests that the sound is not just loud but unpleasantly sharp or hard on the ears.

常見錯誤

❌The soup was earsplitting.
✅The alarm was earsplitting.
💡'earsplitting' describes noise that hurts the ears, not taste or other qualities.
❌The room was earsplittingly quiet.
✅The room was very quiet.
💡use 'earsplitting' only for extremely loud sounds, not for silence.