growl• ""Come over here and say that, '' he growled.• "Leave that alone, " she growled.• Barnabas dashed down the stairs and crouched by the mailslot, growling.• Instead, after work my stomach was always growling.• He walked into the house, growled a few words at my mother and then went upstairs to bed.• The sun came and went, thundercloudsgrowling and swirling up the valley.• Their doggrowls at everyone.• When it got older it got real fat and started to growl at me.• The wolves are growling right outside our walls, and the gatedamn well better hold.• Martin, growling savagely at the yobs, daring them to interfere.• The thin man complained and continued to argue but no-one took notice but Michael, who growled tersely at his cowardice.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROWL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, low深沉的/低沉的吼聲▸➤guttural, soft, throaty喉嚨中發出的吼聲;輕吼;低沉的吼聲➤loud大聲的咆哮▸➤angry, frustrated, threatening怒吼;沮喪的吼聲;威脅的吼叫◇The dog gave a threatening growl.那隻狗發出了一聲威脅的低吼。➤small低吼VERB + GROWL➤give, let out發出吼聲▸➤hear聽到吼聲PREPOSITION➤with a growl怒吼一聲◇He spoke with a deep soft growl in his throat.他說話時嗓子裏發出低沉的嘟噥聲。➤growl of⋯的咆哮◇the growl of the engine引擎的轟鳴➡ note at soundgrowl
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ADVERB | PHRASES | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤angrily, ferociously, fiercely, menacingly憤怒地咆哮;兇猛地咆哮;拚命地吼叫;威脅地吼叫◇'I'm a desperate man,' he growled menacingly.“我走投無路了。”他威脅着吼道。➤playfully開玩笑地吼叫➤deeply, loudly, lowly, softly低沉地/大聲地/小聲地/輕輕地吼叫➤slightly小聲嘟噥PHRASES➤growl sth under your breath低聲吼叫◇'Mosquitos!' she growled under her breath.“蚊子!”她低聲吼道。PREPOSITION➤at對着⋯吼叫◇The dog growled softly at me.狗對着我低聲吼叫。➤in因⋯而吼叫◇to growl in annoyance厭煩地吼叫➤with因⋯而吼叫◇Her stomach was growling with hunger.她的肚子餓得咕咕直叫。