1SOUND[intransitiveI] to make a short high noise or cry that is not loud 发出吱吱声[短促的尖叫声]
A rat squeaked and ran into the bushes.
一只老鼠吱吱叫着跑进了灌木丛。
The door squeaked open.
门吱呀一声开了。
2[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to say something in a very high voice, especially because you are nervous or excited 〔尤因紧张或激动〕尖叫,尖声说(话)
‘Too late!’ she squeaked.
“太晚了!”她尖叫道。
3[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] informalJUST/ALMOST NOT to succeed, win, or pass a test by a very small amount so that you only just avoidfailure 侥幸成功;险胜;勉强通过〔测试〕SYN scrape
squeak through/by/past/in• There has also been a miraculous rise of the Liberals from the ashes - they may just squeak past 5 percent themselves.• If he had, Burke's kick might have squeaked in.• The irony of all this is that he scored incredibly high on the LSATs, and I just squeaked by.• New York Head Start programs also were squeaking by, but funding could dry up by the end of January.• As it squeaked past he darted out of his hiding place and leapt on to it, squeezing himself amongst the bottles.• The bedsprings squeaked inmousyprotest.• A fourth squeaked through on a single disputed vote.• But legislationauthorizing the tax cut squeaked through the Republican-controlled Assembly and was blocked by Senate Democrats.
squeak2 noun [countableC]
1HIGH SOUND OR VOICESOUNDa very short high noise or cry 吱吱声,短促的尖叫声SYN squeal
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SQUEAK | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little, small小聲的咯吱聲▸➤high, high-pitched尖厲的叫聲➤frightened, terrified害怕的/恐懼的尖叫聲VERB + SQUEAK➤give, let out發出尖叫聲/咯吱聲▸➤hear聽到尖叫聲/咯吱聲PREPOSITION➤with a squeak咯吱一聲◇The door opened with a squeak.門咯吱一聲開了。➤squeak of⋯的尖叫聲◇She gave a little squeak of surprise.她驚訝地小聲尖叫了一下。PHRASES➤not a squeak (BrE, figurative) 聲氣全無;無消息◇'Have you heard from them?' 'Not a squeak since yesterday.'“你有他們的消息嗎?”“從昨天起就沒有一點兒消息。”➤a squeak of protest (figurative, especially BrE) 尖聲的抗議◇The situation was allowed to continue without a squeak of protest from the government.政府沒有作出任何抗議的表示,這一事態得以持續下去。➤a squeak of surprise吃驚的尖叫聲➡ note at sound