yowl
/jaʊl/ (bre, ipa) · /jaʊl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈyau̇(-ə)l How to pronounce yowl (audio)/ (ame, mw)
yowl — 名詞
- yowlsingular
- yowlsplural
1. a harsh, loud sound that an animal, especially a cat, produces when it is hurt,
嚎叫聲；哀叫
動物痛苦或恐懼時發出的高聲叫喊
a harsh, loud sound that an animal, especially a cat, produces when it is hurt, scared, or in a fight
The stray cat let out a painful yowl when the dog cornered it.
那隻流浪貓被狗逼到角落時，發出了一聲痛苦的嚎叫。
collocation: let out a yowl
A terrible yowl came from the garden shed, and we found two tomcats fighting inside.
一陣可怕的哀叫聲從花園小屋傳來，原來裡面有兩隻公貓在打架。
The kitten's frightened yowl brought its mother running from the other side of the house.
小貓驚恐的哀叫聲讓牠媽媽從屋子另一頭跑了過來。
The sound of a sudden yowl told us someone had stepped on the cat's tail.
突然傳來的哀叫聲告訴我們有人踩到了貓的尾巴。
用法筆記
Usually describes the cry of a cat or other small animal; less common for dogs or larger animals.
常見錯誤
yowl — 動詞
- yowlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- yowls3rd person singular
- yowling-ing form
- yowledpast simple
1. to make a loud, unpleasant cry because of pain, fear, or fighting — used especia
嚎叫；哀號
動物因痛苦或恐懼而發出高聲叫喊
to make a loud, unpleasant cry because of pain, fear, or fighting — used especially of cats and other animals
Our cat yowled all night because a stray had wandered into the garden.
我們家的貓叫了一整夜，因為有隻流浪貓闖進了花園。
yowl + adverbial: yowled all night
The injured fox yowled loudly when the farmer approached its trap.
那隻受傷的狐狸在農夫靠近捕獸夾時大聲哀號。
yowl + adverb: yowled loudly
During the storm the dog yowled every time thunder shook the house.
暴風雨期間，每當雷聲震動房屋，那隻狗就會嚎叫。
The neighbours complained because their cat yowled outside our window every night.
鄰居抱怨說他們的貓每晚都在我們窗外嚎叫。
文法句型
yowl [prepositional phrase]
用法筆記
Always intransitive; the animal doing the yowling is the subject. Common with adverbial phrases of time and place.