squawks

英 [skwɔːks]

美 [skwɔːks]

v.  发出刺耳的尖叫声; 尖声高叫; 怒声叫嚷; 吃惊地尖声说话
n.  （尤指鸟受惊时）粗厉的叫声
squawk的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (鸟)发出响亮而粗厉的叫声
  When a birdsquawks, it makes a loud harsh noise.
  1. I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
     我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。
  2. Squawkis also a noun.
     
  3. A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
     一只绿头鸭突然飞起，愤怒地尖鸣一声直冲天空。
• VERB (人)大声抱怨，粗声抗议
  If a personsquawks, they complain loudly, often in a high-pitched, harsh tone.
  1. Mr Arbor squawked that the deal was a double-cross...
     阿伯先生大声抱怨说这笔交易是个骗局。
  2. 'Wait for me!' Melanie squawked. 'I'm not staying here alone.'
     “等等我！”梅拉尼粗声抗议道，“我不想一个人呆在这里。”
  3. Squawkis also a noun.
     
  4. She gave a loud squawk when the water was poured on her.
     水泼到她身上时，她大叫了一声。

双语例句

• There was a great clamor of squawks and screes from the crowd when first he moved.
  他刚一动弹，鸥群中就嘎嘎、嘎嘎地嚷起来。
• I listened to the sad squawks of the peacocks.
  我倾听着孔雀嘎嘎的哀叫声。
• And ungallantly, he laughed loud and he said, We have met Mrs. Thatcher many times-she squawks and makes a noise at the beginning but always comes round and gives way in the end.
  他笑的很大声，然后说，我们见过撒切尔夫人很多次了，她总是在一开始意见很多，反对不休，但最终会妥协。
• His proposal has raised squawks of protest in Congress.
  他的建议在国会里引起了大声抗议。
• The peasants of the village affected said, even the birds will make a few squawks if you go poking with your pole at their nest in a tree and try to bring it down.
  那个庄的农民说，你拿根长棍子去拨树上雀儿的巢，把它搞下来，雀儿也要叫几声。
• The squawks and grockles of everyday life in the Flock were cut off as though the formation were a giant knife, and eight thousand gull-eyes watched, without a single blink.
  鸥群中吵吵嚷嚷、熙来攘往的日常生活突然中断，仿佛这个飞来的队形是把巨刀，当头向他们劈了下来。八千只眼睛盯着看，连眨也不眨一下。
• His latest proposal has raised squawks of protest in congress.
  他的最新提案在国会里引起了一片愤怒的抗议声。