neigh
neigh — 名詞
- neighsingular
- neighsplural
1. the loud, high cry a horse gives, often from fear or excitement
馬嘶聲
馬受驚或興奮時發出的高聲鳴叫
the loud, high cry a horse gives, often from fear or excitement
Layla heard a nervous neigh from the stable before the storm arrived.
Layla 在暴風雨來前，聽見馬廄裡傳出一聲緊張的馬嘶聲。
collocation: hear a neigh from a horse nearby
At the gate, one sharp neigh made the waiting riders turn around.
在大門口，一聲尖銳的馬嘶聲讓等候的騎士們轉過頭。
The children copied the pony's cheerful neigh during the farm show.
孩子們在農場表演時，模仿那匹小馬輕快的馬嘶聲。
From the dark field came a loud neigh just after sunrise.
天剛亮時，黑暗的田地裡傳來一聲響亮的馬嘶聲。
- whinny
A more common word for this horse sound in everyday English.
用法筆記
Usually appears after verbs like hear, give, or let out when the sound itself is being named.
neigh — 動詞
- neighpresent simple I / you / we / they
- neighshe / she / it
- neighedpast simple
- neighing-ing form
1. to make the ringing cry that horses use when they are eager or alarmed
嘶鳴
馬發出高而響亮的叫聲
to make the ringing cry that horses use when they are eager or alarmed
The grey horse neighed when Kofi opened the bucket of oats.
Kofi 一打開那桶燕麥，灰馬就嘶鳴了起來。
intransitive: horses neigh when expecting food
Near the river, two ponies neighed as the trailer doors swung open.
在河邊，拖車門一打開，兩匹小馬就開始嘶鳴。
Andres laughed as his little cousin tried to neigh like a racehorse.
Andres 的小表弟學賽馬那樣嘶鳴時，讓 Andres 笑了出來。
The mare neighed from the paddock after Yumi called her name.
Yumi 一叫牠的名字，那匹母馬就在圍欄裡嘶鳴。
文法句型
neigh
neigh at feeding time
neigh from the stable
用法筆記
The subject is almost always a horse or pony, though people also use it when copying the sound for fun.