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单词 squeaky
释义
squeaky
adjective
uk
/ˈskwiː.ki/us
/ˈskwiː.ki/

squeakyadjective(SOUND)

C2
making a very highsound
吱吱响的；发尖叫声的
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
at the top of a range of sound
  • highShe has a very high voice.
  • high-pitchedHe talks to his dog in the most ridiculous high-pitched voice.
  • shrillHe called the dog back with a shrill whistle.
  • reedyHe had a thin, reedy voice.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing qualities of sound
  • audibly
  • chuff
  • clomp
  • consonance
  • crackly
  • easy on the eye/earidiom
  • euphonious
  • fullness
  • melodic
  • plaintively
  • plaintiveness
  • plangent
  • pure
  • raucously
  • rhythmic
  • sizzling
  • timbre
  • tinny
  • tuneful
  • tuneless
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squeakyadjective(SUCCESS)

US
only justsucceedingin agame,competition, etc.:
（在比赛中）险胜的
Thepresidenthad a squeaky six-votewin(= hewonby only sixvotes)inCongress.总统在国会以6票的微弱优势勉强获胜。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Closeness in distance and time
  • a hair's breadthidiom
  • a stone's throwidiom
  • about
  • ace
  • anywhere
  • anywhere nearidiom
  • approachable
  • around
  • float around
  • hand to handidiom
  • hard by
  • here
  • proximity
  • roof
  • round the corneridiom
  • shadow
  • shout
  • step
  • stick together
  • super-convenient
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Idiom

the squeaky wheel gets the grease
(Definition ofsqueakyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

squeaky| American Dictionary

squeaky
adjective
us
/ˈskwi·ki/
making ashort, very highsoundorcry:
Thedoorswungopenonitssqueakyhinges.
(Definition ofsqueakyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsqueaky

squeaky
I swaggered into the gym every evening, gaining confidence from my new,squeakyclean sports gear - trainers, track suit, the lot.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The child was told to squeeze the roll, discovering that it was a plasticsqueakytoy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Woods was the most marketable athlete in the world because of his formersqueaky-clean image and dominance in the sport.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One of the two characters was portrayed consistently with a high,squeakyvoice and the other with a low (somewhat silly) voice.
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The scores range from ten (squeakyclean) to zero (highly corrupt).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thesqueakywheel gets the grease. 13.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Both heart sounds were normal and there was a short,squeakysystolic murmur at the left sternal border, as well as a continuous murmur in the pulmonary area.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When the police lights were parallel with us to the south about a third of a mile, the door of the log cabin swung open on itssqueakyhinges.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are not exactlysqueakyclean.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In the spirit of self-regulation, banks would have a real incentive to keep their affairssqueaky-clean.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Obviously, the lottery must be totallysqueakyclean.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
She is not topping up her swimming pool with newsqueakyclean water or spending her leisure hours wind-surfing her way around the south-west.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I came out of a car wash the other day and drove to the first set of traffic lights with asqueakyclean windscreen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I might add that the existence of that internal investigation was revealed only after it had concluded that everything was above board andsqueakyclean.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Their ideas are alwayssqueakyclean.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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