howl
n
(a) long loud wailing cry of a dog, wolf, etc (狗、 狼等的)尖利的长嚎, 叫.
(b) loud cry of a person expressing pain, scorn, amusement, etc (表示疼痛、 轻蔑、 高兴等的)高声叫喊
let out a howl of laughter, agony, rage 发出狂笑、 哀号、 怒吼声
(fig 比喻) The proposed changes caused howls of protest from the public. 拟议中的改革引起公众一片抗议的呼声.
(c) similar noise made by a strong wind, an electrical amplifier, etc (狂风、 电力扬声器等的)啸鸣. howl, v
1 [I, Ipr] make a howl 尖声嚎叫; 叫; 大声叫喊; 啸鸣
wolves howling in the forest 在森林中 叫的狼
howl in agony 哀叫 * howl with laughter 高声大笑
The wind howled through the trees. 风呼啸著穿过树林.
2 [I] weep loudly 大声哭: The baby howled all night. 那婴儿哇哇地哭了一夜.
3 [Tn] utter (sth) with a howl 吼叫著说出(某事)
`I hate you all!' she howled. `我恨你们所有的人!'她吼叫著说.
The crowd howled its displeasure. 人群怒吼著表示不满.
4 (phr v) howl sb down (of an audience, etc) prevent a speaker from being heard by shouting scornfully (指听众等)以表示轻蔑的吼叫声压倒讲演者的声音, 把讲演者轰下台.
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.