ululate
ululate — 動詞
- ululatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- ululateshe / she / it
- ululatedpast simple
- ululating-ing form
1. to cry out loudly in a high, wavering voice, usually to show strong feelings suc
顫聲高呼
發出高亢顫動的長呼聲，表達喜悅或悲傷
to cry out loudly in a high, wavering voice, usually to show strong feelings such as joy or grief.
At the wedding, Saira's aunts began to ululate as the couple walked in.
婚禮上，新人入場時，Saira 的阿姨們開始顫聲高呼。
ululate at a celebration to show joy
The women ululated beside the grave while Tariq's family carried the coffin.
Tariq 的家人抬著棺木時，女人們在墓旁顫聲高呼。
ululate at a funeral to show grief
When Yasmin's brother won the race, her cousins ululated with delight at the finish line.
Yasmin 的哥哥賽跑獲勝時，她的表親們在終點線旁喜極顫聲高呼。
ululate with + feeling
Hearing that the rains had finally come, the villagers ululated in the streets.
聽到雨水終於來了的消息，村民們在街上顫聲高呼。
- ululate with joy
- ululate in grief
- ululate at a wedding
- wail
stresses a long cry of sorrow or pain; ululate can also express joy, as at a wedding
文法句型
ululate + with + feeling
用法筆記
Intransitive: it takes no direct object, and the feeling is usually added with a phrase such as with joy or in grief.
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常見搭配
介系詞搭配
- ululate with
- ululate in
- ululate at