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shrill

🇬🇧 UK/ʃril/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

adj.

High-pitched and piercing in sound; sharp and harsh to the ear.

尖锐的，刺耳的

v.

To make a high-pitched, piercing sound.

发出刺耳的声音

n.

A shrill sound.

尖锐的声音

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shrillother
=shrill

Common Collocations

  • 1.shrill cry尖叫声
  • 2.shrill voice尖锐的声音
  • 3.shrill whistle刺耳的哨声
  • 4.shrill tone尖锐的语气

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The shrill cry of the alarm woke everyone in the building.

  • 2.

    Her shrill voice cut through the noise of the crowded market.

  • 3.

    Critics launched a shrill attack on the government's new policy.

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