wail /weɪl/ CET6+ TEM8 ( wailing, wailed, wails )

• 1. 

  V-I If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. 哀号

  例：

  The women began to wail in mourning.

  女人们开始大放悲声。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Wail is also a noun. 悲鸣声

  例：

  Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.

  当来访者们列队走过灾难现场时听见阵阵悲痛的哀号声。

• 3. 

  V-T If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. 高声数落

  例：

  "Now look what you've done!" Shirley wailed.

  “现在，看看你干了什么！”雪莉高声数落道。

• 4. 

  V-I If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. (汽笛、警报等) 长鸣

  例：

  Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the trucks.

  警车警笛长鸣，与卡车相随。

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Wail is also a noun. 长鸣声

  例：

  The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.

  老远就可听到风笛悠长的奏鸣声。