howl

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhaʊ̯l/    美 /ˈhaʊ̯l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
    — [T]he fox was out on love-adventures, abused his rivals, and uttered scoffing screams and howls.
  2. Any similar sound.
    — The howl of the wind
  3. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
动词 v.
  1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
    — Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
  2. To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
    — Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
  3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
    — They howled with laughter at the prank.
  4. To utter with outcry.
    — to howl derision

词形变化

howls plural howls present,singular,third-person howling participle,present howled participle,past howled past

词汇关系

衍生词
howl-round Irish howl behowl go howl at the moon howlable howlarious howl at the moon howlback howl down howler howling jackass howl on howl out howlround outhowl who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl

词源

词源 1
From Middle English howlen, houlen, from Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną, *hiuwilōną (“to howl”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kū-, *kew- (“to howl, scream”). Likely of imitative origin.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian huulje (“to howl”), Dutch huilen (“to cry”), Romanian a hăuli (“to howl”), Old French ouler, German Low German hulen (“to howl”), German heulen (“to howl”), Danish hyle (“to howl”), Swedish yla (“to scream, yell”), Northern Luri آلٛیر (āłir, “howl”).
词源 2
From Middle English howlen, houlen, from Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną, *hiuwilōną (“to howl”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kū-, *kew- (“to howl, scream”). Likely of imitative origin.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian huulje (“to howl”), Dutch huilen (“to cry”), Romanian a hăuli (“to howl”), Old French ouler, German Low German hulen (“to howl”), German heulen (“to howl”), Danish hyle (“to howl”), Swedish yla (“to scream, yell”), Northern Luri آلٛیر (āłir, “howl”).
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