squeak

verb

/skwiːk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they squeak	/skwiːk/ /skwiːk/
he / she / it squeaks	/skwiːks/ /skwiːks/
past simple squeaked	/skwiːkt/ /skwiːkt/
past participle squeaked	/skwiːkt/ /skwiːkt/
-ing form squeaking	/ˈskwiːkɪŋ/ /ˈskwiːkɪŋ/

[intransitive] to make a short high sound that is not very loud短促而尖厉地叫；吱吱叫；嘎吱作响
- My new shoes squeak.我的新鞋走路嘎吱嘎吱响。
- The mouse ran away, squeaking with fear.那只老鼠吓得尖叫着溜了。
- One wheel makes a horrible squeaking noise.一个车轮发出讨厌的吱吱声。
Topics Animalsc1
[transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are nervous or excited（尤指紧张或激动时）尖声说话
- ‘Let go of me!’ he squeaked nervously.“放开我！” 他紧张地尖叫道。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to only just manage to win something, pass a test, etc.勉强通过；侥幸成功；险胜
- We squeaked into the final with a goal in the last minute.我们靠最后一分钟的进球得分侥幸进入决赛。
- The gun control measures narrowly squeaked through Congress.枪支管制措施勉强在国会通过。
- The socialist party squeaked home with a majority of just two seats.社会党仅以两个席位的多数险胜对手。

词源late Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Swedish skväka ‘croak’, also with squeal and shriek. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.

squeak

noun

/skwiːk/

a short, high call or sound, that is not usually very loud短促而尖厉的叫声；吱吱声；尖叫声
- the squeak of a mouse老鼠的吱吱叫声
- Shirley gave a little squeak of surprise.雪莉轻轻地惊叫了一声。
see also bubble and squeak
- The door opened with a squeak.门咯吱一声开了。
- The situation was allowed to continue without a squeak of protest from the government.政府没有作出任何抗议的表示，这一事态得以持续下去。
- the squeak of rubber soles on the wooden floor橡胶鞋底踩在木地板上的咯吱声
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- high
- …
verb + squeak
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
preposition
- with a squeak
- squeak of
phrases
- not a squeak
- a squeak of protest
- a squeak of surprise
- …
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- pop
- rat-tat
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- squeal
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- tick-tock
- toot
- vroom
- wham
- whoosh
- zoom
词源late Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Swedish skväka ‘croak’, also with squeal and shriek. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.