howl
verb
uk/haʊl/us/haʊl/howlverb(PERSON/ANIMAL)
[I]
If adogorwolfhowls, it makes along,sadsound:
（狼、狗）长嚎，嗥叫In thesilenceof thenight, alonewolfhowled.在寂静的夜里，一只孤独的狼在嚎叫。
[IorT]
to make aloudsound, usually toexpresspain,sadness, or anotherstrongemotion:
（通常因痛苦、悲伤或其他强烈情感而）号叫，哀号Aninjureddoglayin themiddleof theroad, howlingwith/inpain.一只受伤的狗躺在路中间，痛苦地嚎叫着。
We were howlingwithlaughter.我们放声大笑。
figurativeTheoppositionhowleddownthe government'sproposal(=shoutedloudlytoexpressdisapproval).反对党大声抗议，反对政府的提案。
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Shouting & screaming
howlverb(WIND)
[I]
If thewindhowls, itblowshard and makes a lot ofnoise:
（风）呼啸Is there someoneoutside, or is it just thewindhowling in thetrees?是有人在外面，还是只是风在树林里呼啸？
Wind & winds
- air pocket
- anemometer
- blast
- blowy
- breeze
- chinook
- dust devil
- hurricane
- jet stream
- leeward
- prevailing
- sigh
- sirocco
- sou'wester
- southwester
- squall
- the Coriolis effect
- tornado
- weathercock
- westerly
howl
noun
uk/haʊl/us/haʊl/[C]
along,loud,sadsound:
号叫声；喊叫声；呼啸声the howl of thewindin thetrees树林中风的呼啸声
Heleaveshisdogshutup in thehouseallday, and we canhearitshowls.他一整天都把他的狗关在屋子里，我们能听到它的嚎叫声。
Sheletout a howlofpain.她疼得大声哀嚎。
[Cusually plural]
astrongexpressionofemotion, such asangerordisagreement:
感情迸发；怒吼，愤怒的表示Plans tobuilda newsupermarkethave beengreetedwith howlsofprotestfromlocalresidents.建一座新超市的计划受到了当地居民的强烈抗议。
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Shouting & screaming