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wail 音标拼音: [w'el] n. 悲叹,哀号,痛快
vi. 悲叹,哀号,嚎啕 悲叹,哀号,痛快悲叹,哀号,嚎啕 wail n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; " their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [ synonym: { lament}, { lamentation}, { plaint}, { wail}] v 1: emit long loud cries; " wail in self- pity"; " howl with sorrow" [ synonym: { howl}, { ululate}, { wail}, { roar}, { yawl}, { yaup}] 2: cry weakly or softly; " she wailed with pain" [ synonym: { wail}, { whimper}, { mewl}, { pule}] Wail \ Wail\, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. [ 1913 Webster] Therefore I will wail and howl. -- Micah i. 8. [ 1913 Webster]
Wail \ Wail\, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. " The wail of the forest." -- Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster]
Wail \ Wail\, v. t. [ Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. w[ aum] hlen.] To choose; to select. [ Obs.] " Wailed wine and meats." -- Henryson. [ 1913 Webster]
Wail \ Wail\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Wailing}.] [ OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ ae] la; cf. Icel. v[ ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. { Woe}.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one' s death. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 110 Moby Thesaurus words for " wail": bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boohoo, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp, coo, creak, crow, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hiss, howl, jeremiad, keen, kick, lament, lilt, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, quest, repine, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl, skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, wail of woe, warble, weep, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whisper, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
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