wail
wail — 動詞
- wailpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wailshe / she / it
- wailedpast simple
- wailing-ing form
1. to cry out with a long, loud, high-pitched sound because you are in great pain,
嚎哭；哀號
因痛苦或悲傷而大聲哭叫
to cry out with a long, loud, high-pitched sound because you are in great pain, very sad, or deeply upset
Renata wailed in pain when she broke her ankle on the wet floor.
Renata 在濕滑的地板上摔斷腳踝時，痛得嚎哭起來。
intransitive: wail in + [emotion/state]
A loud siren wailed through the empty city streets before sunrise.
日出前，一陣響亮的警笛聲劃過空無一人的城市街道。
inanimate subject: siren wailing
The mourners wailed at the funeral, their cries filling the hall.
葬禮上的哀悼者放聲大哭，哭聲充滿了整個禮堂。
Eli wailed for his lost dog every night for a whole week.
Eli 一整個星期每晚都為走失的狗嚎啕大哭。
wail + for + [person/animal]
All night long the wind wailed around the old wooden cabin.
狂風整夜在老舊的木屋周圍呼嘯。
metaphorical use: wind wailing
- wail in pain
- wail with grief
- wail for the dead
- wail at a funeral
文法句型
wail + in/with + [emotion]
wail + for + [person]
wail + that-clause
用法筆記
Often used with an inanimate subject (wind, siren, alarm) to describe a long, mournful sound that resembles a human cry.
常見錯誤
2. to express strong dissatisfaction in a loud, emotional, and often slightly child
抱怨；哭訴
大聲激動地表達不滿
to express strong dissatisfaction in a loud, emotional, and often slightly childish way, especially about something that seems minor to others
Ezra wailed about having to clean his room before going out.
Ezra 抱怨說出門前還得打掃房間。
intransitive: wail about + [situation]
Customers wailed that the delivery was three hours late.
顧客抱怨說送貨晚了三個小時。
followed by that-clause
Stop wailing and tell me what the real problem is.
別再抱怨了，告訴我真正的問題是什麼。
Folake wailed when the waiter brought the wrong order again.
Folake 在服務生再次送錯餐點時大聲抱怨。
wail when + [event]
The children wailed about the homework their teacher had given them.
孩子們抱怨老師派的功課太多。
- wail about something
- wail that [clause]
- stop wailing
文法句型
wail + about + [situation]
wail + that-clause
用法筆記
Carries a mildly disapproving tone — suggests the complaint is excessive, dramatic, or childish. Less neutral than 'complain'.
常見錯誤
wail — 名詞
- wailsingular
- wailsplural
1. a long, loud, high-pitched cry made by a person who is suffering greatly, very s
哀號聲
因悲傷痛苦發出的高亢叫聲
a long, loud, high-pitched cry made by a person who is suffering greatly, very sad, or extremely upset
A loud wail came from the baby's room at three in the morning.
清晨三點，嬰兒房傳來一陣響亮的哭喊聲。
countable noun: a wail came from
The crowd let out a collective wail when their team lost the match.
當自己的隊伍輸掉比賽時，群眾發出集體的哀號聲。
collocation: let out a wail
Cyrus heard a wail of grief from the house next door and called the police.
Cyrus 聽到隔壁傳出悲痛的哀號聲，於是報了警。
wail of + [emotion]
The wail of ambulance sirens kept the whole neighbourhood awake that night.
那晚救護車警笛的鳴叫聲讓整個街區都睡不著。
- let out a wail
- a wail of grief
- a wail of despair
- a wail of pain
文法句型
a wail + of + [emotion/source]
let out + a wail
a wail + from + [place/person]
用法筆記
Typically describes a single, sharp outburst of sound rather than continuous weeping. Also used for inanimate sources (sirens, wind) that produce a similar sound.
常見錯誤
同根字
- wailing形容詞B2
- wailer名詞C1