shrill

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形容声音尖锐刺耳,或指发出这种声音的行为,常用于描述高音调、令人不适的声响。

用法要点

形容词用法

作为形容词时,描述声音尖锐、高亢且刺耳,常带有负面含义,表示令人不快或不适。

• a shrill voice
• shrill laughter
• shrill alarm

动词用法

作为动词时,表示发出尖锐的声音,可作及物动词(如尖声说出)或不及物动词(如发出刺耳声),常用于描述人或动物。

• shrill a warning
• shrill with excitement
• shrill in protest

介词搭配

常与介词搭配使用,如'with'表示伴随状态(如因兴奋而尖叫),'in'表示在某种情境中(如在抗议中尖声喊叫)。

• shrill with anger
• shrill in the distance
• shrill at the top of her lungs

语域说明

多用于口语和文学描述,在正式场合较少使用,常带有情感色彩,如批评、抱怨或强调声音的刺耳性。

• shrill criticism
• shrill tone of voice
• shrill cry for help

基础例句

The baby's shrill cry woke everyone up in the middle of the night.

婴儿的尖叫声在半夜把所有人都吵醒了。

She spoke in a shrill voice when she got excited about the news.

当她听到这个消息兴奋时,说话声音变得尖锐刺耳。

The fire alarm made a shrill noise that was hard to ignore.

火警发出刺耳的声音,让人难以忽视。

He shrilled a warning to his friends as the car approached quickly.

当汽车快速驶近时,他尖声向朋友们发出警告。

高级例句

In the academic study, the researcher noted that shrill vocalizations in animals often signal distress or alarm.

在学术研究中,研究者指出动物发出的尖锐叫声常表示痛苦或警报。

During the business meeting, her shrill tone during the negotiation was perceived as aggressive and unprofessional.

在商务会议中,她在谈判时尖锐的语气被认为具有攻击性且不专业。

The environmental report highlighted how urban noise pollution includes shrill sounds from machinery and traffic.

环境报告强调城市噪音污染包括机器和交通产生的刺耳声响。

In literary analysis, the author uses shrill imagery to convey the character's heightened emotional state.

在文学分析中,作者运用尖锐的意象来传达角色高涨的情绪状态。

高频搭配

verb

sound shrillbecome shrillmake shrillhear shrilluse shrill

adjective

high-pitched shrillpiercing shrillunpleasant shrillsudden shrillconstant shrill

noun

shrill voiceshrill soundshrill noiseshrill cryshrill whistle

adverb

unbearably shrillincreasingly shrillsuddenly shrillpainfully shrilldistinctly shrill

preposition

shrill with fearshrill in protestshrill at the noiseshrill from afarshrill on the phone

phrase

shrill and piercingshrill to the earsshrill alarm bellshrill tone of voiceshrill cry of a bird

常见错误

❌ 错误:The music is very shrill and beautiful.
✓ 正确:The music is very high-pitched and beautiful.

'shrill' 通常带有负面含义,形容刺耳、令人不适的声音,不能与'beautiful'(美丽的)这样积极的词搭配。应改用中性或积极的词如'high-pitched'(高音的)。

❌ 错误:He shrilled the door loudly.
✓ 正确:He slammed the door loudly.

'shrill' 作为动词时,主要指发出尖锐的声音,如说话或叫喊,不能用于描述关门等动作。应用更合适的动词如'slam'(砰地关上)。

近义词辨析

piercing

'piercing' 强调声音尖锐到能穿透或刺入,常带有突然或强烈的意味,而'shrill' 更侧重于高音调和刺耳感,可能更持续。

The piercing scream cut through the silence, while her shrill voice grated on my nerves all day.

screechy

'screechy' 是非正式用语,形容声音刺耳、粗糙,类似摩擦声,而'shrill' 更正式,特指高音调且尖锐的声音。

The screechy brakes annoyed the neighbors, but the shrill alarm was even more disruptive.