skirl

英 [skɜːl] 美[skɪəl]
  • n. 尖锐声;风笛的声音
  • vi. 发出尖锐声;尖声高唱
  • vt. 用风笛演奏;发出

英英释义


1. the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe

实用场景例句


The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness ( Sax Rohmer )
警笛的尖叫声穿破了寂静 ( 萨克斯罗默 )

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双语例句


1. The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness ( Sax Rohmer )
警笛的尖叫声穿破了寂静 ( 萨克斯罗默 )

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英文词源


skirl (v.)
"to make a shrill sound," mid-15c., from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian skyrla, skrella "to shriek"), of imitative origin. In reference to bagpipes, it is attested by 1660s and now rarely used otherwise. As a noun 1510s from the verb.

词态变化


第三人称单数: skirls;过去式: skirled;过去分词: skirled;现在分词: skirling;