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squawk [skwɔ:k]
基本释义
- n. 瓜瓜声,苍鹭
vi. 瓜瓜地叫鸣,发牢骚,诉苦
常用短语
- squawk box
n.<美俚>(供内部联系用的)扬声器,通话盒
参考例句
- His proposal has raised squawks of protest in Congress.
他的建议在国会里引起了大声抗议。
英英解释
- the noise of squawking
[例]
- she awoke to the squawk of chickens
- the squawk of car horns
- informal terms for objecting
[同]
gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk
[例]
- I have a gripe about the service here
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- utter a harsh abrupt scream
[同]
screak, screech, skreak, skreigh, squawk - complain
[同]
crab, gripe, grouse, holler, beef, bellyache, squawk
[例]
- What was he hollering about?
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