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英语专四常见词辨析213：心情不同，”喊“的方式不同
cry, shout, exclaim, roar, scream, shriek, yell, call
这些动词的共同含义是“喊”或“叫”。
cry : 一般指因恐惧、痛苦、惊奇等而喊叫。
He cried that he had found the key.（他大声地叫喊找到了钥匙。）
shout : 指有意识地高声喊叫，常用于提出警告、发命令或唤起注意等。
She shouted to attract their attention.（她大声叫嚷以引起他们的注意。）
exclaim : 多指因高兴、愤怒、痛苦、惊讶等突发感情而高声喊叫。
She
exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents.（她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。）
roar : 指发出大而深沉的声音、吼叫或咆哮。
Who dares to answer back when he
roars like a lion?（当他像狮子般地咆哮时, 谁敢和他顶嘴?）
scream : 指因恐具、快乐或痛苦而发出的尖叫声。
She screamed that there was a snake under the bed.（她大声喊叫床下有蛇。）
shriek : 指因惊恐、痛苦等或其它感情而发出比scream更为尖锐、刺耳的叫声。
They were all
shrieking with laughter.（他们都发出了尖锐的笑声。）
yell : 多指求援、鼓励时的呼叫。也可指因外界因素刺激而发出尖厉声音。
The crowd
yelled when the hometown team scored a touchdown.（当他们自己的队得了底线分时, 人群高声呼喊起来。）
call : 指大声说话或喊叫，以引起某人的注意。
She called and called but no one came to her assistance.（她叫了又叫, 但没有人来帮忙。）
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cry vs shout yell scream shriek call exclaim
cry 哭喊，帶有某種情緒的叫
: to produce tears from your eyes often while
making loud sounds because of pain, sorrow,
or other strong emotions
: to shout or say something loudly
of a bird or animal : to make the loud sound that is usual
for a particular type of bird or animal
" Tom , where are you ? " she cried .
"湯姆，你在哪裡？"她大聲喊道。
Do you hear the cries of the gulls ?
你聽到那些海鷗的鳴叫聲嗎
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shout 大聲說出
: to say (something) very loudly
: to make a sudden, loud cry
The sick child shouted with pain .
那病童痛得叫了起來。
The commanding officer shouted his orders .
指揮官高聲發出命令。
Children ' s shouts of joy shook the classroom .
孩子們的歡呼聲使教室都震動了。
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yell 1. 大聲說出 2.（啦啦隊等）向……喊叫
: to say (something) very loudly especially because
you are angry, surprised, or are trying to get someone's attention
: to make a sudden, loud cry
He yelled with pain .
他痛得直叫
She yelled a warning to us .
她大聲警告我們。
I heard a yell inside .
我聽到裡面一聲喊叫。
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scream 1. 尖叫 2.( 機器，汽笛等）發出尖銳刺耳的聲音
: to suddenly cry out in a loud and high voice because of pain, surprise, etc.
: to say (something) in a loud and high voice because you are angry, afraid, etc.
: to make a very loud, high sound
The child bumped into a table and started screaming .
這小孩撞上了桌子，大聲哭喊起來。
I was awakened by the sound of screams .
我被陣陣尖叫聲驚醒
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shriek 尖叫
: to make a loud, high-pitched cry
: to say (something) in a loud, high-pitched voice
She shrieked at the sight of the cobra .
她一見到眼鏡蛇便尖叫起來。
Outside the courtroom girls shrieked abuse at the lawyers .
法庭外面，女孩子們尖聲辱罵律師。
She let out a shriek of laughter .
她尖聲大笑了一聲
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call 叫喚
: to speak in a loud voice
: to announce or read (something) in a loud voice
of a bird or animal : to make the sound that is usual
for a particular type of bird or animal
" Come on , " she called out .
"快，"她喊道。
He called the waitress over . 他將服務小姐叫了過去。
Shall I call you a taxi ? 我給你叫輛計程車好嗎？
I will go and call him . 我去叫他。
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bawl 大聲說出
: to cry very loudly
: to say or shout (something) using a very loud voice
He bawled at me .
他對我大叫
The peddler bawled his wares in the street .
小販在街上叫賣貨物。
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exclaim （由於興奮，痛苦，憤怒等）呼喊；驚叫
: to say (something) in an enthusiastic or forceful way
: to cry out or speak suddenly or with strong feeling
The children exclaimed with excitement .
孩子們興奮地大叫。
She exclaimed in astonishment at the size of the bill .
她看到帳單上的數目嚇得叫起來。
The newspapers exclaimed against the outrageous distortion of truth .
報界強烈譴責對真相無恥的歪曲。
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cry = shout = yell = bawl = exclaim
scream = shriek
call
