Hiss



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 作嘘声; ( 蛇等) 发出嘶嘶声
• ［英］ v. 作嘘声; ( 蛇等) 发出嘶嘶声 ( to make a sound like prolonged ""s"")
• ［类］ hiss : sibilant / drone : monotonous ( 发咝咝声特点是咝咝的 / 发翁翁声特点是单调的)
• ［记］ 比较: piss ( 撒尿)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, of imitative origin
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • to make a sharp sibilant sound <the crowd hissed in disapproval><hissing steam>
• transitive verb
  • 1. to express disapproval of by hissing <hissed the performers off the stage>
  • 2. to utter or whisper angrily or threateningly and with a hiss
• ? hiss noun
• ? hisser noun

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