Squawks and Speech 呱呱叫与话语………许景城
V-I When a bird squawks, it makes a loud harsh noise. (鸟)发出响亮而刺耳的叫声
I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。
N-COUNT Squawk is also a noun. 响亮而刺耳的叫声
A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
一只野鸭突然展翅飞起，愤怒地尖鸣一声直冲天空。
V-T/V-I If a person squawks, they complain loudly, often in a high-pitched, harsh tone. (人)大声抱怨; 粗声抗议 [非正式]
Mr. Arbor squawked that the deal was a double-cross.
阿伯先生大声抱怨说这笔交易是个骗局。
Lyle squawks and pleads with her not to.
莱尔大声恳求她不要。
Another hour goes by, and finally the parrot squawks, "all right, I give up."
又一个小时过去了，最后鹦鹉大声叫道：“好吧，我放弃。”
The squawks and grockles of everyday life in the Flock were cut off as though the formation were a giant knife, and eight thousand gull-eyes watched, without a single blink.
鸥群中吵吵嚷嚷、熙来攘往的日常生活突然中断，仿佛这个飞来的队形是把巨刀，当头向他们劈了下来。 八千只眼睛盯着看，连眨也不眨一下。
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