squeaks

英 [skwiːks]

美 [skwiːks]

v.  短促而尖厉地叫; 吱吱叫; 嘎吱作响; (尤指紧张或激动时)尖声说话; 勉强通过; 侥幸成功; 险胜
n.  短促而尖厉的叫声; 吱吱声; 尖叫声
squeak的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出吱吱声;发出短促的尖叫
  If something or someonesqueaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound.
  1. My boots squeaked a little as I walked...
     我走路时靴子有点儿嘎吱嘎吱响。
  2. The door squeaked open...
     门吱呀一声开了。
  3. She squeaked with delight.
     她高兴得尖叫起来。
  4. Squeakis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave an outraged squeak.
     他发出一声愤怒的尖叫。
• VERB 侥幸成功;险胜;勉强通过
  Tosqueak throughorsqueak bymeans to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something.
  1. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213...
     总统的一揽子经济计划最终以 219 票对 213 票在众议院勉强获得通过。
  2. In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school.
     尽管在学校的成绩很糟糕，她还是勉强进入了设计学校。
• See also:bubble and squeak

双语例句

• Certain bats emit squeaks.
  某些蝙蝠发出吱吱叫声。
• She always squeaks out her ideas when she is excited.
  她一激动总是尖声说出自己的想法。
• For centuries, sailors have called belugas "sea canaries," for their musical squeaks and chirps.
  几世纪以来，水手们一直称白鲸为“海上金丝雀”，因为它们的叫声悦耳动听。
• Although the facilities are basic the village children fill the space with excited squeaks: this is a place they want to be.
  尽管陈设很简陋，村里的孩子们坐满了教室发出激动的声音：这是他们想要的地方。
• Q.what about the way she squeaks her feet when she returns?
  对她回球时脚底发出的吱吱声你怎么看？
• The upper-middle-classes communicate with each other in inaudible squeaks, like bats.
  那些上中层社会的人交谈起来象是蚊子在哼哼，你根本听不见。
• That biologist says: certain bats by receiving the echoes to the squeaks they emit, can locate and steer clear of obstacles.
  那位生物学家说，有些蝙蝠，借助于接受它们发出的尖叫声的回声，就能探测出障碍物的位置，并且避开这些障碍物。
• The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
  叫得最凶的车轮会得到的润滑油。
• The train shoogles me off into a light slumber, punctuated by squeaks and grinding noises.
  行进中的火车把我摇进了浅浅的梦境，不时地被咯吱咯吱的摩擦声响打上标点符号。
• You could hear the tiny squeaks of voles and mice.
  你可以听到田鼠和老鼠细微的吱吱叫声。