croak
英 [kr??k]
美[krok]
- vi. 呱呱地叫；發(fā)牢騷；死
- vt. 用嘶啞的聲音說；死亡
- n. 呱呱叫聲；低沉沙啞的說話聲
TEM8GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?croaks;過去式:?croaked;過去分詞:?croaked;現(xiàn)在分詞:?croaking;
助記提示
1. 青蛙的叫聲.
中文詞源
croak 沙啞聲
擬聲詞。
英文詞源
- croak (v.)
- early 14c., crouken, imitative or related to Old English cracian (see crack (v.)). Slang meaning "to die" is first recorded 1812, from sound of death rattle. Related: Croaked; croaking.
- croak (n.)
- 1560s, from croak (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. Tiller moaned and managed to croak, "Help me."
- 蒂勒呻吟著，用沙啞的聲音勉強(qiáng)喊出了一聲“救救我”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His voice was just a croak.
- 他的嗓音沙啞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I had a sore throat and could only croak.
- 我喉嚨痛，只能啞著嗓子說話。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.
- 每個(gè)人似乎都有點(diǎn)不對勁,想發(fā)發(fā)牢騷.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She could only croak because of her heavy cold.
- 她因患重感冒只能用沙啞的聲音說話.
來自辭典例句