bawl

Word family

bawl /bɔːl $ bɒːl/ verb → ball

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also bawl out)SHOUT to shout in a loud voice 叫嚷，大喊 SYN yell

‘Tickets, please!’ bawled the conductor.

“请大家买票！”售票员大声叫着。

► see thesaurus at shout

2 [intransitiveI]CRY to cry loudly 大哭，号哭 SYN scream

They could hear a baby bawling somewhere.

他们听到什么地方有婴儿在大哭。

3 bawl somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v TELL somebody OFFto speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 痛骂，大声训斥〔做了错事的人〕

He was afraid Vic would bawl him out for being late.

他害怕维克会因他迟到而大骂一顿。

Examples from the Corpus

bawl out• He bawled me out...

Examples from the Corpus

bawl• I couldn't help it, I just started bawling.• The baby was sitting in his high chair, red in the face and bawling.• That couple next door are always shouting and bawling at each other.• "Stop that thief!" he bawled at the top of his voice.• I dribbled, I wet my pants, even banged my head on the furniture, and bawled ... bawled almost nonstop.• "Stop, bawling, " Dad said crossly, "and come over here."• Jess, though, is openly bawling even before the announcer calls her name.• The roped calf was up instantly, bawling hoarsely, shaking his head.• It was to the point where I was crying, I was bawling hysterically.• He became one of the more notorious tramps of the city, begging and bawling on every street corner.• One of the prison guards was bawling orders across the yard.• The captain stood at the front, bawling orders.• If you didn't, you were bawled out, and that took an awful lot of getting used to.• It bawled whenever I got near it so Dad said I'd better keep out of the way.

Origin bawl

(1400-1500) Probably from a Scandinavian language

bawl verb

Chinese

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