bleat

英[bliːt] 美[blit]
  • vi. 咩咩叫;胡扯;抱怨
  • vt. 咩咩地叫;愚蠢地讲
  • n. 咩咩叫声

词态变化


第三人称单数: bleats;过去式: bleated;过去分词: bleated;现在分词: bleating;名词: bleating;

助记提示


1. 谐音“不理它” --- 羊因为你不理它,所以就咩咩地叫来抱怨、诉苦。
2. *bl- => blah-blah, blow, ...
3. bleat         哭诉,叫(小羊牛) “不理它的哭诉”

中文词源


bleat 羊叫

拟声词。

英文词源


bleat (v.)
Old English blætan, from West Germanic *bhle- (source also of Dutch blaten "to bleat"), of imitative origin (compare Greek blekhe "a bleating; the wailing of children," Old Church Slavonic blejat "to bleat," Latin flere "to weep"). Related: Bleated; bleating.
bleat (n.)
c. 1500, from bleat (v.).

双语例句


1. He heard the bleat of a lamb.
他听到小羊的叫声.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. She wanted to scream, but all that would come out was this faint bleat.
她想尖叫,但最终只是发出了这么微弱的呻吟。

来自柯林斯例句

3. There came the bleat of horns.
远处传来喇叭声.

来自辞典例句

4. The victim gave a bleat of terror.
那个受害者发出一声恐惧的哀鸣.

来自辞典例句

5. They bleat about how miserable they are.
他们诉说他们的生活是多么悲惨.

来自辞典例句