英语词汇“shout”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

shout

例句

verb | noun

shoutshout1 /ʃaʊt/ verb ► shout

to say something in a very loud voice:

“Wait for me!” he shouted.

The captain shouted at him to hurry up.

I could hear someone shouting for help.

► yell

yell means the same as shout but is more informal:

“Nate!” she yelled. “We’re over here!”

Sarah yelled at her mother to stop.

► scream

to shout in a very loud high voice because you are frightened, angry, or excited:

Everyone screamed as the roller coaster started downward.

At the airport, a woman was screaming at the ticket clerk because her luggage had not arrived.

► call also call out

to shout or speak loudly to make sure that someone can hear you:

“Can you give me a hand?” Tina called from the kitchen.

I could hear someone calling for help.

► raise your voice

to say something more loudly than normal, often because you are angry about something. Raising your voice is not as loud as shouting:

The teacher had to raise her voice to get the kids to pay attention.

► cry also cry out

to shout something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are hurt, frightened, or excited:

“There it is!” cried Stephen.

People in the water cried out for help.

► cheer

to shout as a way of showing that you like or approve of someone or something:

The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.

► roar

to shout something in a loud deep voice:

“Let me out of here!” Collins roared.

➔ If people in a crowd roar, they make a very loud sound together, usually to show approval for something: The fans roared as the football players ran onto the field.

► shriek

to shout loudly in a high voice that hurts people’s ears, because you are frightened, angry, or excited:

“Watch out!” she shrieked.

She shrieked at him to leave and not come back.

► screech

screech means the same as shriek, but people usually screech only when they are angry:

She screeched at me to take off my muddy boots.

➔ You can use screech about other high loud sounds, for example the sound of some large birds: The seagulls screeched as they flew over the beach. You can also use it about the sound that tires on a vehicle make when it stops quickly: We heard a car screech to a stop outside.

ANTONYMS ➔ see whisperGRAMMAR CHECK: shoutIf you say that someone shouts, yells, or screams at someone, you usually mean that he or she is shouting in an angry way: I shouted at Jim to go away.If someone shouts to someone, he or she uses a loud voice but is not angry: I shouted to Jim, “I’m over here!”

verb | noun

shoutshout2 /ʃaʊt/ noun ► shout

the loud sound that someone makes when he or she says something in a very loud voice:

As we got near the stadium, we could hear the shouts of the crowd.

I heard a shout from the street and looked out the window to see what was happening.

► yell

yell means the same as shout but is more informal:

Mom gave a yell to tell us it was time for dinner.

► scream

a loud high sound that you make when you are frightened or angry:

Did no one notice the screams coming from the apartment next door?

► cry

a short loud shout that you make suddenly, especially because you are hurt, frightened, or excited:

We heard a child’s cries for help coming from the river.

► cheer

a shout to show that you like or approve of someone or something:

There were loud cheers from the crowd when Tanya scored a goal.

► shriek

a scream that hurts your ears because it is so loud and high:

With a shriek of delight, she jumped into the swimming pool.

► screech

a very loud high scream that is unpleasant to listen to:

I could hear the screech of children yelling in the playground.

➔ A screech can also be the high loud sound that some large birds make: We heard the screech of an owl outside in the darkness. You can also use it about the sound that tires on a vehicle make when it stops quickly: The car stopped suddenly with a screech of tires.

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