hiss /hɪs/ CET6+ TEM8 ( hissing, hissed, hisses )

• 1. 

  V-I To hiss means to make a sound like a long "s." 发嘶嘶声

  例：

  The tyres of Lenny's bike hissed over the wet pavement as he slowed down.

  兰尼减速时，他自行车的两个轮胎在潮湿的路面上发出嘶嘶声。

  例：

  My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail.

  我踩在了猫的尾巴上，于是它嘶嘶地叫了起来。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Hiss is also a noun. 嘶嘶声

  例：

  ...the hiss of water running into the burned pan.

  …水流进烧红的煎锅时的嘶嘶声。

• 3. 

  hissing N-UNCOUNT 嘶嘶声

  例：

  ...a silence broken only by a steady hissing from above my head.

  …仅仅被我头顶上传来的持续的嘶嘶声所打破的一片寂静。

• 4. 

  V-I If people hiss at someone such as a performer or a person making a speech, they express their disapproval or dislike of that person by making long loud "s" sounds. 发嘘声; 喝倒彩

  例：

  One had to listen hard to catch the words of the president's speech as the delegates booed and hissed.

  由于代表们发嘘声、喝倒彩，得费劲儿地听才能听清总统的演讲。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Hiss is also a noun. 嘘声

  例：

  She was greeted with boos and hisses.

  迎接她的是一片嘘声和反对声。