howl

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howl1 /haʊl/ verb

1 HBALOUD/NOISY[intransitiveI] if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound 〔狗、狼等〕嘷叫，长嚎 → bark

The dogs howled all night.

那些狗整夜嘷叫。

2 LOUD/NOISY[intransitiveI] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited 〔因悲伤、愤怒、痛苦、激动等〕嚎哭，咆哮；〔因开心或兴奋〕大声叫喊

Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).

楼上，双胞胎中的一个开始大哭起来。

howl in/with

Somewhere, someone was howling in pain.

不知在哪里，有个人痛苦地叫喊着。

He makes audiences howl with laughter.

他令观众哈哈大笑。

3 TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to shout or demand something angrily 怒吼；怒声要求

howl for

Republicans have been howling for military intervention.

共和党人一直愤怒地要求进行军事干预。

4 HIGH SOUND OR VOICE[intransitiveI] if the wind howls, it makes a loud high sound as it blows 〔风〕怒号，呼啸

wind howling in the trees

在林间呼啸的风

5.howl somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto prevent someone or something from being heard by shouting loudly and angrily 大声怒吼以盖过…的声音 SYN shout down

Examples from the Corpus

howl• Do not be put off if some are howling.• We were side-slipping, starboard wing down, falling to earth with our engines howling.• Strong winds howled across the region.• One boy in my class howled and cried almost the whole of every day.• The wind was howling and the temperature was dropping fast.• White kicked off her shoes and the audience howled, for under her fishnet stockings were toes stuck with corn plasters.• Dave howled in pain as Ranzell beat him.• For six weeks after our arrival it rained almost continually and the wind howled melancholy dirges around our chimneys and doors.• Many businesses are howling that they will not be able to operate efficiently under the new regulations.• Their world became a blinding wall of white, howling towards them, too fast for thought or action.

howl in/with• It was a world which howled with car chases and teetered between excitement and extinction.• Babies gurgle with pleasure, scream with pain, and howl with fear.• The class howled in glee as she spun and screamed and beat at her burning dress.• And suddenly wolves were howling in her head.• He could have taken his case to the press and howled with indignation.• I was so surprised I howled with indignation.• I howl with the blaring of the air raid sirens.• Alan left him howling in the cot again while he went for a bowl of water.

howl2 noun [countableC]

1. LOUD/NOISYa long loud sound made by a dog, wolf, or other animal 〔狗、狼等的〕叫声，长嚎 → bark

2 LOUD/NOISYa loud cry or shout showing pain, anger, unhappiness etc. 〔痛苦、愤怒、悲伤等的〕嚎叫，咆哮

howl of

He let out a howl of anguish.

他发出一声痛苦的嚎叫。

There were howls of protest.

传出了阵阵抗议的吼声。

This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter.

这个建议引起了阵阵大笑。

3. a loud high sound made by the wind blowing 〔狂风的〕怒号，呼啸

Examples from the Corpus

howl• He heard a howl which seemed to rise from the very bowels of the earth: long, cruel and haunting.• He let out a howl, and his hands flew off the steering wheel.• Inevitably there would be howls of protest but there are several valid responses to these.• Her words were not words but howls, her fists beating her chest.• Again the howl, as if one of Satan's demons was rising from the pit of Hell.• Again the howl, nearer, more drawn out, chilling the heart as well as the blood.• Sorry as I felt for him, those howls nearly undid me.• He twisted around toward the one who had him in his grasp, and let out a guttural, weird howl.

howls of laughter• Of course we shall get howls of laughter.• The howls of laughter from the first tee told me my heroes were about to start their round.• His jibe was greeted with howls of laughter as Mr Smith savaged Mr Major during the emergency debate on the economy.• This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter at the idea of anyone bothering to take a route that included Little Weirwold.

Origin howl1

(1200-1300) From the sound

howl1 verbhowl2 noun

Chinese

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