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shrill adj.
⇨ high 3high3 adjective a high price/speed/demand 高价；高速；高需求a high mountain 高山a high voice/sound 尖嗓音；响亮的声音tophigh officehigh ♦︎ shrill ♦︎ high-pitched ♦︎ sharp ♦︎ treble ♦︎ piercingThese words all describe voices or sounds that are at or near the top of a musical scale, and not deep or low. 这些词均表示高音的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a high / shrill / high-pitched / sharp / treble / piercing voice◆a high / shrill / high-pitched / sharp / piercing sound◆a high / shrill / sharp note◆a shrill / high-pitched / sharp / piercing scream / whistle◆a shrill / high-pitched / piercing shriek◆a shrill / high-pitched laugh◆in shrill / sharp / piercing tones■ high (of a voice or sound) at or near the top of a musical scale 高音的◆She has a high voice.她嗓音很尖。◆That note is definitely too high for me.那个音对我来说实在是太高了。 OPP low , deep ⇨ deep 2 ■ shrill (disapproving) (of a voice or sound) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way 尖声的；刺耳的；尖厉的◆The PE teacher's shrill voice rang out across the school fields.体育老师刺耳的嗓音传遍整个学校操场。◆A shrill scream rent the air.一声尖叫划破天空。▸ shrilly adverb ◆She laughed shrilly.她尖声大笑。■ ˌhigh-ˈpitched (sometimes disapproving) (of sounds) high, sometimes in an unpleasant way （声音）高的，尖厉的◆She had a high-pitched giggle which irritated me intensely.她刺耳的傻笑声让我特别恼火。 OPP low-pitched ⓘ The opposite of high-pitched is low-pitched, but this is not very frequent and it is more usual just to use low: there is no unpleasantness associated with low sounds as there is with some high-pitched ones. * high-pitched的反义词是low-pitched，但该词并不常用，通常只用low，因为高音常令人感到不愉快，低音则不会。NOTE 辨析 High or high-pitched?This meaning of high combines with a few very frequent nouns for sounds. * high表达此义时，与一些表示声音的常用词搭配◆a high voice / note / key高声；高音；高音调 High-pitched is used for most other sounds. 其他表示声音的词多数可与high-pitched搭配◆a high-pitched noise / scream / whistle / tone尖厉的噪音／叫声／哨声／声调Both words can be used with sound. 两个词都可与sound搭配◆a high / high-pitched sound尖厉的声音 High-pitched can sometimes suggest a rather unpleasant sound. * high-pitched有时含声音不悦耳之意。 ■ sharp [usually before noun](of a voice or sound) loud, sudden and often high in tone （嗓音或声音）突然而响亮的◆She read out the list in sharp, clipped tones.她清脆快速地宣读了名单。◆There was a sharp knock on the door.突然响起了敲门声。 OPP soft ⇨ quiet 2 ▸ sharply adverb ◆He rapped sharply on the window.他猛敲窗户。ⓘ In musical terminology a note that is sharp is above the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds). The opposite is flat. This meaning of sharp can also be used as an adverb. 在音乐术语中，sharp表示偏高音的，反义词是flat。sharp表达此义时还可用作副词◆That note was slightly sharp.那个音有些偏高。◆You played that note sharp.那个音你弹高了。 ■ treble / /ˈtrebl/ / [only before noun] (music 音乐) (of a voice or musical note) high in tone （嗓音或音符）高的◆He sang in a high, clear treble voice.他的歌声高亢清亮。 OPP bass ⇨ deep 2 NOTE 辨析 High or treble? Treble is a more technical word than high, used in singing. * treble比high更为专业，用于声乐。■ piercing /ˈpɪəsɪŋ; NAmE ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ [usually before noun] (disapproving) (of a voice or sound) very high, loud and unpleasant （嗓音或声音）刺耳的，尖厉的◆She gave a piercing scream.她尖叫了一声。◆She has such a piercing voice.她的声音是那么刺耳。NOTE 辨析 Shrill or piercing?A piercing sound or voice is loud and even higher and more unpleasant than a shrill sound or voice. * piercing比shrill声音更尖、更刺耳。 |