1SCREAM[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to make a long loud high sound or cry 发出长而尖锐的声音[叫声];用长而尖的声音说 → scream
squeal with/in
The children squealed with delight.
孩子们高兴得尖叫起来。
They drove off, tyres squealing.
他们开车走了,轮胎发出吱的一声。
‘Let me go!’ she squealed.
“让我走!”她尖声叫道。
2.[intransitiveI + on] informalTELL to tell the police or someone in authority about someone you know who has done something wrong 举报(某人);告密SYN inform
Examples from the Corpus
squeal• "Don't you dare!'' Bobbysquealed.• So far from going to market, these little piggies will be squealing all the way to very good homes.• The children squealed and fought among themselves.• She squealed like a tabbycat beneath the lecherousneighbourhood tom.• When the red-haired soldieryanked Parslina by the tail, we booed, and Parslina squealed pathetically.• Those may be the rules in bakedbeanretailing, squealed the suppliers, but books are different.• The trucksquealed to a stop.• Rico was in on it, but Rico squealed to Spider.• They all tumbled into the water, squealing with delight.• When you stop and he gets out, young women squeal with glee.• The boysquealed with pain and surprise.• Athelstan heard Lady Maude squeal with pleasure.
squeal with/in• The children squealed with delight as he gave them each a gift.• I was squealing with delight at the tricks his middlefinger was playing when suddenly Captainleapt on us growling.• Their high voicessquealing with delight when Carla mispronounced some word they coaxed her to repeat.• The children squealed with delight when Karen tallied up the pokerchips and announced that Jennifer and Bryan had the highest scores.• He heard them squealing with delight.• When you stop and he gets out, young women squeal with glee.• Claire is almost squealing withhappiness.• Athelstan heard Lady Maude squeal with pleasure.• If I was 12 years old I'd be squealing in the stalls as well.
squeal2 noun [countableC]
SCREAMa long loud high sound or cry 长而尖锐的声音[叫声] → scream
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SQUEAL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little小聲的尖叫▸➤high-pitched尖厲的叫聲VERB + SQUEAL➤give, let out發出長而尖的聲音◇She gave a little squeal of delight.她高興地小聲尖叫了一下。➤hear聽見長而尖的聲音PREPOSITION➤with a squeal隨着長而尖的聲音◇The car stopped with a squeal of brakes.隨着一聲尖銳的剎車聲,汽車停了下來。➤squeal of⋯的尖叫聲PHRASES➤a squeal of delight高興的尖叫聲▸➤the squeal of brakes嘎吱作響的剎車聲➡ note at sound