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shrilly

/shril/US // ʃrɪl //UK // (ʃrɪl) //

嘶嘶声,瑟瑟发抖,叽叽喳喳,瑟瑟发抖的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    shrill·er, shrill·est.

    • : high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
    • : producing such a sound.
    • : full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music.
    • : betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness.
    • : marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb.
  1. 1
    • : to cry shrilly.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shrill sound.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a shrill manner; shrilly.

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Examples

  • Opposites attract, even when they come from different ethnic backgrounds, Rob seems to shrilly scream at the top of its lungs.

  • That this conclusion had been reached by some one else in the car was proved by a woman's voice that rose shrilly above the rest.

  • Once they thought they heard voices outside, and shrilly they cried to their imaginary rescuers.

  • Startlingly Mrs. Briggs laughed, shrilly, unpleasantly, as a woman laughs in great fear.

  • She laughed shrilly, with a set, white face; which is the most unmirthful kind of laugh you can imagine.

  • A minute after that it seemed as though every door in every house on the street slammed shrilly.