shrill

verb

1. utter a shrill cry

Synonym: shriekpipe uppipe

adj

1. of colors that are bright and gaudy

e.g. a shrill turquoise

2. being sharply insistent on being heard

e.g. strident demands
shrill criticism

Synonym: strident

3. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

e.g. a shrill whistle
a shrill gaiety

Synonym: sharp

1. (声音)刺耳的，尖厉的
A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant.

e.g. Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out...
骚乱爆发时，我们周围充斥着尖厉的哭喊声和难以入耳的咒骂声。
e.g. ...the shrill whistle of the engine...
引擎刺耳的呼啸声

2. (要求、抗议、声明等)尖刻的，强硬的，不依不饶的
If you describe a demand, protest, or statement as shrill, you disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said.

e.g. Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism.
大西洋两岸都在大肆鼓吹贸易保护主义。

3. (铃、哨)发出尖锐的声音，发出刺耳的声音
If a bell or whistle shrills, it makes a loud, high-pitched sound.

e.g. The phone shrilled, making her jump.
电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。

4. 尖声说出;尖声喊出
If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly.

e.g. 'No, no, no,' she shrilled.
“不，不，不，”她尖叫道。

1. 尖叫：里面书店在安装(install),喝水全部到大厅 (hall),哥哥全部有胆量(gall),弟弟全部在闲荡(dally),专家全部变碎片(spall) 哥哥河边来烤肉(grill), 妹妹河边在尖叫(shrill), 弟弟河边钻孔忙(drill) 小花生病变小河(rill),

2. 尖声：刺耳尖声(shrill),有ear-splitting明喻形容,震耳欲聋亦即裂耳也. 耳朵受伤,有以cauliflower ear作明喻者. 耳朵外形有如花椰菜,拳赛中耳部多次被击(repeated blows to the ear)造成的伤害.

3. 尖声的：shrike 伯劳鸟 | shrill 尖声的 | shrillness 尖锐刺耳

4. 沙哑的,刺耳的：shrew 鼠类,悍妇 | shrill 沙哑的,刺耳的 | glimpse 一瞥(快速地无意识的一瞥)