wail

weil

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. cry weakly or softly

n. 恸哭, 哀号, 嚎啕, 呼啸(声)
vi. 恸哭, 呼啸, 悲叹, 哀号, 嚎啕

Collins 星级

9,985

BNC 频率

8,887

使用频率

wail 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到类似的词，如 wailing（哀嚎），通过词的变化帮助记忆。

例句

1. The baby began to wail when it was hungry.

宝宝饿了时开始哭泣。

2. She couldn't help but wail when she heard the sad news.

听到那个悲伤的消息时，她忍不住哭了出来。

3. The wind howled and made a wailing sound at night.

风在夜里呜咽着发出哭泣的声音。