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文/空悟孙图/来自网络单词英文释义/New Oxford American Dictionary
故事
尽管余公子惧怕虎啸狼嚎,可是却跟狗很有接近感。不管是狂叫的德牧、低吼的杂种狗、仍是尖叫的泰迪,她都能灵敏使它们恬静下来。
词汇
roar
viA full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animaln (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry【指狮子、山君等大型野生动物的叫声,亦可作动词】
The tiger's roar echoed in the deep forest.
山君的吼叫在厚密的深林里回旋。
I could hear the lion
roar in the distance.
我可以听到远处狮子的低吼。
bark/growl/yap
bark
(of a dog or other animal) emit a bark【一般指狗叫】
The mongrel barked at us.
杂种狗冲咱们叫。
Barks could be heard everywhere in the village.
村子里处处都可以听到犬吠。
growl
(of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat【尤指狗的低声嚎叫,指声响在喉咙里咕噜似的低吼】
The dog lurking in the darkness was growling.
匿伏在黑私自的狗在低吼。
yap
give a sharp, shrill bark【一般指小狗尖利的叫声】
The white poodle yapped when I was approaching.
我接近时,白色的贵宾犬尖叫不已。
howl
a long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf【指狗、狼的长嚎,即嚎叫】
The wolves howled in the moonlight.
狼在月光下哀嚎。
重温故事
尽管余公子惧怕虎啸(roar)狼嚎(howl),可是却跟狗很有接近感。不管是狂叫的德牧(barking German shepherd dog)、低吼的杂种狗(growling mongrel)、仍是尖叫的泰迪(yapping Teddy dog),她都能灵敏使它们恬静下来。
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