squeal
US: /ˈskwiɫ/
UK: /skwˈiːl/
UK: /skwˈiːl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
squeal /skwi:l/
- danh từ
- tiếng kêu ré lên, tiếng kêu the thé
- tiếng eng éc (lợn)
- nội động từ
- kêu ré lên, thét, la (vì mừng, đau, sợ)
- (từ lóng) phản đối (đóng thuế...)
- (từ lóng) mách lẻo, hớt; chỉ điểm
- ngoại động từ
- kêu ré lên, thét, la
- to make somebody squeal
- (từ lóng) tống tiền ai
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 [V] to make a long, high sound: The pigs were squealing. + The car squealed to a halt. + Children were running around squealing with excitement.
2 to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are excited or nervous: [V speech] 'Don't!' she squealed. [also V]
3 [V] ~ (on sb) (informal, disapproving) to give information, especially to the police, about sth illegal that sb has done: Someone must have squealed on him.
+ noun
a long high cry or sound: a squeal of pain + a squeal of delight + He stopped with a squeal of brakes.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
little | high-pitched
VERB + SQUEAL
give, let out
She gave a little squeal of delight.
| hear
PREP.
with a ~
The car stopped with a squeal of brakes.
| ~ of
PHRASES
the squeal of brakes, a squeal of delight
SOUND:
give a ~
The dog gave a low growl.
let out a ~
He let out a blood-curdling scream.
hear ~
We heard the peal of church bells.
with a ~
The vase fell to the ground with a great crash.
~ of
a roar of laughtera snort of derisionthe whine of an engine
Concise English dictionary
squeals|squealed|squealingskwɪːl
noun
+a high-pitched howl
verb
+utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
+confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
