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something you say orshoutsuddenlybecause ofsurprise,fear,pleasure, etc.: （因吃惊、害怕、喜悦等而发出的）呼喊，惊叫an exclamation ofdelight高兴的大叫 - We alljumpedup fromourseats, with exclamations ofsurprise.
- The man gave an exclamation andclaspedbothhandsto hischest.
- Weheardexclamations ofrageandfrustrationcoming from the otherroomas hestruggledtofixtheproblem.
- In Enid Blytonbooks, thechildrenare alwaysutteringexcitedexclamations,especiallyaboutfood!
- With an exclamation ofdisgust, shedrewback andcoveredherface.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesShouting & screaming - barracking
- bawl
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (something) out
- clamour
- cry
- cry out
- ejaculate
- givesomeonea shoutidiom
- holler
- howl
- raise
- shout
- shouty
- squawk
- the hairdryer treatment
- thunder
- whoop
See more results » GrammarClause types There are four basic types of main clause: declaratives (statements), interrogatives (questions), imperatives (orders/instructions) and exclamatives (used for exclamations).… Declarative clauses Declarative clauses most commonly function as statements. The usual word order is subject (s) + verb (v) + x. Declaratives can be affirmative or negative. They make statements about how things are and how they are not.… Interrogative clauses Interrogative clauses most commonly function as questions. The usual word order is (wh-word) + auxiliary/modal verb (aux/m) + subject + verb + x:… Imperative clauses Imperative clauses most commonly function as commands, instructions or orders. The usual word order is verb + x. We do not usually include the subject in an imperative clause. We use the base form of the verb:… Exclamative clauses Exclamative clauses usually have one of the following word orders:… Exclamations We use exclamations to express surprise or shock or a strong emotion about something. The type of phrase or clause associated with exclamations is called exclamative.… What…! We can use what + noun phrase ((+ verb) (+ tag)):… How…! We often use how followed by an adjective only:… Exclamatives with interrogative form We sometimes make an exclamation using interrogative (question) word order:… exclamation| American Dictionarygrammara word thatexpressessuddenpain,surprise,anger,excitement,happiness, or otheremotion: "Ouch," "hey," and "wow" are exclamations. asuddenexpressionofpleasure,surprise,agreement, etc.: Examplesofexclamationexclamation In our treebank, we use periods,exclamationmarks, and questions marks to break a document into a sequence of sentences.From theCambridge English Corpus Their use of anexclamationpoint here suggests their disbelief in this story.From theCambridge English Corpus The extreme exclamations of some post-processualists are merely populist games.From theCambridge English Corpus Martineau can only disclose so much about the properties that provoke wonder before she displaces their source or resorts to uninformative exclamations of amazement.From theCambridge English Corpus Pace and mood may be set with smiles, jokes, frowns, exclamations, and volume, rapidity, or intonation of speech.From theCambridge English Corpus Anexclamationmark means that the candidate has been eliminated.From theCambridge English Corpus As she wrote, she erupted in little woeful exclamations.From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the writer addresses the reader in a series of short exclamations and questions.From theCambridge English Corpus The percentages of each lexical class (including exclamations and onomatopoeia) across the three age groups were calculated.From theCambridge English Corpus The speaker often employs hyperbole and is given to the constant utterance of absurdly emphatic exclamations, employing idiomatic and proverbial expressions, which are often allusive.From theCambridge English Corpus Hyphens, commas, ellipses, question marks,exclamationpoints, quotation marks, and periods all appear liberally throughout the text, as does the separation and indentation of paragraphs.From theCambridge English Corpus The speaker persistently employs the present tense, with expressions recalling the spoken language and frequent exclamations.From theCambridge English Corpus Some think it obvious that values are figments of our imagination or projections of our feelings, that talk about values is mereexclamationor prescription.From theCambridge English Corpus The assertion flag (exclamationmark beside the node) indicates that the system believes that this proposition is true.From theCambridge English Corpus Frequently she usesexclamationmarks to emphasize her personal perspective.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |