squeak

英 [skwiːk]

美 [skwiːk]

v.  短促而尖厉地叫; 吱吱叫; 嘎吱作响; (尤指紧张或激动时)尖声说话; 勉强通过; 侥幸成功; 险胜
n.  短促而尖厉的叫声; 吱吱声; 尖叫声

过去式：squeaked　复数：squeaks　现在分词：squeaking　第三人称单数：squeaks　过去分词：squeaked　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15740 / COCA.12246

牛津词典

verb

• 短促而尖厉地叫；吱吱叫；嘎吱作响
  to make a short high sound that is not very loud
  1. My new shoes squeak.
     我的新皮鞋走路嘎吱嘎吱响。
  2. The mouse ran away, squeaking with fear.
     那只老鼠吓得尖叫着溜了。
  3. One wheel makes a horrible squeaking noise.
     一个车轮发出讨厌的吱吱声。
• （尤指紧张或激动时）尖声说话
  to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are nervous or excited
  1. ‘Let go of me!’ he squeaked nervously.
     “放开我！”他紧张地尖叫道。
• 勉强通过；侥幸成功；险胜
  to only just manage to win sth, pass a test, etc.
  1. We squeaked into the final with a goal in the last minute.
     我们靠最后一分钟的入球侥幸进入决赛。

noun

• 短促而尖厉的叫声；吱吱声；尖叫声
  a short, high cry or sound, that is not usually very loud

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出吱吱声;发出短促的尖叫
  If something or someonesqueaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound.
  1. My boots squeaked a little as I walked...
     我走路时靴子有点儿嘎吱嘎吱响。
  2. The door squeaked open...
     门吱呀一声开了。
  3. She squeaked with delight.
     她高兴得尖叫起来。
  4. Squeakis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave an outraged squeak.
     他发出一声愤怒的尖叫。
• VERB 侥幸成功;险胜;勉强通过
  Tosqueak throughorsqueak bymeans to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something.
  1. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213...
     总统的一揽子经济计划最终以 219 票对 213 票在众议院勉强获得通过。
  2. In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school.
     尽管在学校的成绩很糟糕，她还是勉强进入了设计学校。
• See also:bubble and squeak

英英释义

noun

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
  Synonym:close callclose shavesqueakernarrow escape
• a short high-pitched noise
  1. the squeak of shoes on powdery snow

verb

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  1. The door creaked when I opened it slowly
  2. My car engine makes a whining noise
  Synonym:whinescreechcreakscreakskreak

双语例句

• My father had a narrow squeak in the automobile accident.
  我父亲在这次车祸中死里逃生。
• I named him Squeak because of his constant squeaky chirping.
  因为它常吱吱地欢叫，我便给它取名“佳乐”。
• My normal speaking voice was a squeak like Henry Days, but when I sang "If you go out in the woods tonight," I sounded exactly like the sonorous bass of Frank DeVol on the record.
  我正常的说话声是和亨利？戴一样的尖声尖气，但当我唱起“如果你今晚进入森林”，唱腔和录音带里弗兰克？德佛尔的低音一模一样。
• In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school.
  尽管在学校的成绩很糟糕，她还是勉强进入了设计学校。
• Together with its offspring, such as Squeak, 7 it carries on the "pure object" tradition.
  与其后来的产物，比如Squeak，7它继承了“纯对象”传统。
• My boots squeaked a little as I walked
  我走路时靴子有点儿嘎吱嘎吱响。
• Hear that squeak? I gotta fix that squeak.
  那个吱嘎声？我得修好它才行。
• Their wooden clogs squeak in the snow.
  他们的木底鞋踩在雪地上吱吱嗄嗄直响。
• This moth's ear is tuned in to the bat's ultrasonic squeak.
  这种蛾的耳朵能收听到蝙蝠的超音速的尖叫声。
• We won the game, but it was a narrow squeak.
  我们打赢了这场球赛，不过是侥幸取胜。