screech
- IPA[skriːtʃ]
英式
- (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry；make a loud, harsh, squealing noise
- a loud, harsh, piercing cry；a loud, harsh, squealing noise
verb: screech, 3rd person present: screeches, gerund or present participle: screeching, past tense: screeched, past participle: screeched
noun: screech, plural noun: screeches
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動詞
- 1. (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain
- ▪ make a loud, harsh, squealing noise the car drove off at speed, its tyres screeching
- ▪ move rapidly with a loud, harsh, squealing noise the van screeched round a bend at speed
名詞
- 1. a loud, harsh, piercing cry Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her
- ▪ a loud, harsh, squealing noise a screech of brakes
- loud, harsh piercing cries or noises: the screeching of a macaw Harris heard the screeching of car tires
- making a loud, harsh, piercing sound: a screeching flock of parrots screeching guitars
Oxford American Dictionary
- loud, harsh piercing cries or noises: the screeching of a macaw Harris heard the screeching of car tyres
- making a loud, harsh, piercing sound: a screeching flock of parrots screeching guitars
Oxford Dictionary
- an owl with a screeching call.
Oxford Dictionary
- an oval convex water beetle with large eyes, which lives in muddy pools. When held it squeaks ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a small American owl with a screeching call and distinctive ear tufts.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[skrēCH]
美式
- (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry: she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain
- a loud, harsh, piercing cry: Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her
Oxford American Dictionary
