howl
“Howl”含有两个主要的词义:
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长时间大声地哭叫或吼叫,通常表示痛苦、悲怒或忧郁的情绪。如:“He howled in pain when he stubbed his toe.”
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尤指狼,但也可用于其他动物,表示发出长长的、高高的叫声。如:“At night, you can hear the wolves howl in the distance.”
- “The wind howled through the broken window.”(破窗户中风声呼啸)
- “He was so funny, I howled with laughter.”(他太搞笑了,我笑得直叫)
- “The wolves howl under the moonlight in the quiet wilderness.”(在寂静的荒野中,狼在月光下嚎叫)
“Howl”来自于老英语的”hūlian”,表示狼的叫声。
“Howl”没有明显的词缀。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”“Howl”这个词在英文中已有几百年的历史,最初用来描述动物,特别是狼的叫声。现如今,它也被用来形容人的大声笑或大声哭等嘈杂的声音。
“Howl”的正规过去式和过去分词是”howled”,现在分词是”howling”,名词形式则仍是”howl”。例如,“His past howl echoed in the night”表示“他过去的嚎叫在夜晚回响”。
联想记忆法:可以想象一只狼在月亮下的嚎叫,从而记住这个单词。
John was walking home alone at night. Suddenly, he heard a wolf howl from afar. He increased his pace, and the howl grew louder. Terrified, he ran the rest of the way home. (约翰一个人在夜里走回家。突然,他远处听到了狼的嚎叫。他加快了步伐,嚎叫声越来越大。恐惧中的他,跑完了剩下的路程。)