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croak

音標[kr?uk] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 呱呱叫聲, 哇哇聲
vi. 呱呱地叫, 發牢騷
vt. 用嘶啞的聲音說

詞型變化:

形容詞:croaky 副詞:croakily 動詞過去式:croaked 過去分詞:croaked 現在分詞:croaking 第三人稱單數:croaks 

英文解釋:

名詞 croak:

  1. a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
    同義詞:croaking

動詞 croak:

  1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    同義詞:die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, snuff it
  2. utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
    同義詞:cronk
  3. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
    同義詞:murmur, mutter, grumble, gnarl

例句:

  1. He sat on the playground listening to the distant croak.
    他坐在操場上,聆聽遠處的蛙鳴。
  2. A bullfrog was croaking in the distance.
    一隻牛蛙在遠處呱呱地叫。

詳細解釋:


croak

n.(名詞)
A low, hoarse sound, as that characteristic of frogs and crows.
呱呱叫:一種低而嘶啞的聲音,如蛙和鴉發出的叫聲
v.(動詞)
croaked,croak.ing,croaks
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To utter in a low, hoarse sound.
低啞地說:用低而嘶啞的聲音說
Slang To kill.
【俚語】 殺死
v.intr.(不及物動詞)

To utter a low, hoarse sound.
發低啞聲:發出低而嘶啞的聲音
To speak with a low, hoarse voice.
低啞地說:用低而嘶啞的聲音說話
To mutter discontentedly; grumble.
不滿地嘀咕;發牢騷
Slang To die.
【俚語】 死去

來源:
From Middle English croken [to croak]
源自 中古英文 croken [呱呱地叫]
[probably of imitative origin]
[可能源於象聲詞]

【引伸】
croak.ily
adv.(副詞)
croak.y
adj.(形容詞)

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