shout1 /ʃaʊt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHOUT to say something very loudly 大声说,喊叫,呼喊 → scream, yell There’s no need to shout! I can hear you! 用不着大声喊叫!我听得见!
shout at I wish you’d stop shouting at the children. 我希望你别再对孩子们大声嚷嚷了。
shout for We could hear them shouting for help. 我们听到他们大声呼救。
‘Watch out!’ she shouted, as the car started to move. “小心!”汽车开动时,她大声喊道。
shout something at somebody He was shouting insults at the lorry driver. 他对卡车司机大声谩骂。
shout something to somebody ‘He’s down here!’ she shouted to Alison. “他在这里!”她对艾莉森大声喊道。
2 shout in pain/anger/frustration etc British EnglishBrE to call out loudly 疼痛/气愤/沮丧得大叫 SYN American English scream Al shouted in pain. 阿尔痛得大叫起来。
3. shout something from the rooftops SHOUTto tell everyone about something because you want everyone to know about it 使某事尽人皆知,使某事家喻户晓shout something from the rooftops• He felt as though he wanted to shout the good news from the rooftops.
4. [intransitiveI] to write in capital letters in an email, which makes it look as if the writer is angry 使用大写字母〔写电子邮件,表示生气〕 5 shout somebody ↔ down phrasal verbphr v SHOUTto shout so that someone who is speaking cannot be heard 大声喊叫把〔某人的声音〕压下去 An older man tried to shout him down. 一位年纪稍大的人大声地喊着,想盖过他的声音。
6 shout something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v SHOUTto say something suddenly in a loud voice 突然大声地说 Don’t shout out the answer in class, put up your hand. 上课时回答问题不要大声喊,要举手。
shout out• The hand reeked of garlic-she clawed at it, her muffled shouts oozing out between the fingers.• He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.• In Paris, a taxi driver had shouted me out of his cab.• He began to shout it out with a giggle in his sore voice. n COLLOCATIONSnounsshout abuse/insultsHe was surrounded by a group of boys who shouted abuse at him.
shout obscenitiesThey came to his apartment, shouting obscenities and threatening him.
shout slogansThey were carrying placards and shouting slogans.
shout ordersThe lieutenant was shouting orders at the workmen.
shout somebody’s nameThen she heard Ferdinando shout her name.
shout a warningThe man had shouted a warning to other passengers just before the blast.
shout for helpI opened my mouth to shout for help.
adverbsshout something angrily‘Don’t touch me!’ he shouted angrily.
shout something loudlyHe hears the voice of his downstairs neighbor shouting loudly.
phrasesshout yourself hoarse (=shout until your throat is sore)Matthew shouted himself hoarse until he was discovered.
shout of the top of your voice (=shout as loudly as possible)'Watch out!' he shouted at the top of his voice.
scream and shoutPeople were screaming and shouting in the streets.
n You shout at someone when you are angry with them: My teacher never shouts at us.
You shout to someone when you want them to hear you: He shouted to me to throw down the rope.
You shout for something that you want: They shouted for the driver to stop.
THESAURUSshout to say something very loudly 大声喊叫The two men were shouting angrily at each other. 两个男人在互相叫骂。
‘Wait for me!’ he shouted. “等等我!”他大喊。
yell (also holler American EnglishAmE) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout 〔尤因生气、激动或疼痛而〕大声喊叫〔yell比shout更通俗〕The children were yelling at each other across the street. 孩子们隔着街对喊。
n‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention 大喊,高叫〔以引起某人注意〕He called her name but she didn’t hear him. 他大声喊她名字,但是她没有听见。
‘Is anybody there?’ he called out. “有人吗?”他大喊。
cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited 〔尤因疼痛、害怕或非常激动而〕大喊,高叫,大叫‘I can’t move, ’ Lesley cried. “我动不了啦。”莱斯利大叫。
He cried out in panic. 他吓得大叫起来。
‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried. “看我找到了什么!”她高声喊道。
scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc 〔因为害怕、不开心或气愤等而〕尖叫The baby wouldn’t stop screaming. 宝宝尖声哭叫个不停。
She screamed as she jumped into the cold water. 她跳进冷水时尖叫了一声。
‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him. “这是我的钱!”她冲他尖声叫道。
roar written to shout in a loud deep voice 吼叫,咆哮The crowd roared their appreciation. 人群中响起一片赞叹声。
‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared. “别胡说!”他吼道。
bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you 〔尤指希望许多人听到而〕大声喊出He was bellowing orders at the soldiers. 他正在对士兵发号施令。
bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy 〔因为生气或不开心而〕叫嚷,大喊‘What are you doing?’ he bawled. “你干什么?”他大声吼道。
The kids were bawling in the back of the car. 孩子们在汽车后座大声嚷嚷。
nShe was always bawling at the children.
raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry 〔尤因生气而〕提高嗓门I never heard my father raise his voice. 我从来没有听到过父亲提高嗓门说话。
cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval 欢呼,喝彩The crowd cheered when the band came on stage. 乐队一上台,人群就欢呼起来。