croak

krәuk

GRE

n. a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
v. utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

n. 呱呱叫声, 哇哇声
vi. 呱呱地叫, 发牢骚
vt. 用嘶哑的声音说

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croak 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到它与青蛙的叫声相关，青蛙在叫时发出“croak”的声音。

例句

1. The frogs croak loudly at night.

青蛙在夜间发出很大的呱呱声。

2. He tried to speak, but all he could do was croak.

他试图说话，但他只能发出呱呱声。

3. I heard a croak from the pond while I was walking.

我在散步时听到池塘里传来了呱呱声。