Bawl



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.大叫, 大喊
• ［英］ v.大叫, 大喊 ( to shout or call out noisily; bellow)
• ［记］ 联想: b+awl ( 尖钻) , 被尖钻戳到而大喊
• ［例］ The captain bawled out an order.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, to bark, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Icelandic baula to low
• Date: 1533
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly ; yell, bellow
  • 2. to cry loudly ; wail
• transitive verb
  • to cry out at the top of one's voice
• ? bawler noun

II. noun

• Date: 1566
• a loud prolonged cry ; outcry

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