squeaks

英 [skwiːks]

美 [skwiːks]

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
squeak的第三人称单数和复数

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

双语例句

• You could hear the tiny squeaks of voles and mice.
  你可以听到田鼠和老鼠细微的吱吱叫声。
• If it squeaks through on the second try, Mr Obama would be saved.
  如果法案在第二次尝试时勉强通过，奥巴马将会得救。
• Certain bats emit squeaks.
  某些蝙蝠发出吱吱叫声。
• Although the facilities are basic the village children fill the space with excited squeaks: this is a place they want to be.
  尽管陈设很简陋，村里的孩子们坐满了教室发出激动的声音：这是他们想要的地方。
• Q.what about the way she squeaks her feet when she returns?
  对她回球时脚底发出的吱吱声你怎么看？
• Let's check out their happy time in our new library book "Otto Owl and Little Squeaks".
  就让我们跟随新书《一对好朋友》走进这两只小鸟儿的快乐生活吧！
• The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
  叫得最凶的车轮会得到的润滑油。
• 99. It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer clear of obstacles& or locate flying insects on which they feed.
  人们已经发现，某些蝙蝠发出尖叫声并靠接受回响来锁定和避免障碍物&或者找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。
• Then, in 1961, comes the first sign that the US and, in lockstep, the global economy is changing: International Business Machines squeaks on to the list.
  接下来在1961年，首次有迹象表明美国经济以及与其步调一致的全球经济正在发生变革：IBM跻身最赚钱公司的名单之列。
• That biologist says: certain bats by receiving the echoes to the squeaks they emit, can locate and steer clear of obstacles.
  那位生物学家说，有些蝙蝠，借助于接受它们发出的尖叫声的回声，就能探测出障碍物的位置，并且避开这些障碍物。