scream
US: /ˈskɹim/
UK: /skɹˈiːm/
UK: /skɹˈiːm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
scream /skri:m/
- danh từ
- tiếng thét, tiếng hét, tiếng kêu thất thanh; tiếng kêu inh ỏi
- tiếng cười phá lên ((thường) screams of laughter)
- (từ lóng) chuyện tức cười; người làm tức cười
- động từ
- kêu thét lên, hét lên, kêu thất thanh; kêu inh ỏi, rít lên (còi tàu...)
- cười phá lên ((thường) to scream with laughter)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 ~ (out) (in / with sth) to give a loud, high cry, because you are hurt, frightened, excited, etc.
Synonym: SHRIEK
[V] He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. + The kids were screaming with excitement. + People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror. + [VN-ADJ] The baby was screaming itself hoarse.
2 ~ (sth) (out) (at sb)
~ (out) (for sth/sb) to shout sth in a loud, high voice because of fear, anger, etc.
Synonym: YELL
[V speech] 'Help!' she screamed. + [V] Someone was screaming for help. + He screamed at me to stop. + [VN] She screamed abuse at him. + [V that] His sister screamed out that he was crazy.
3 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to make a loud, high noise; to move fast, making this noise
Synonym: SCREECH
Lights flashed and sirens screamed. + The powerboat screamed out to sea. - SHOUT
Idioms: scream blue murder (BrE) (AmE scream bloody murder) to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about sth
Phrasal Verbs: scream out (for sth) to be in need of attention in a very noticeable way: These books scream out to be included in a list of favourites.
+ noun
1 [C] a loud high cry made by sb who is hurt, frightened, excited, etc.; a loud high noise: She let out a scream of pain. + They ignored the baby's screams. + He drove off with a scream of tyres. + I thought I heard a scream. + All I could hear were the screams of the wounded. + the screams of adoring fans
2 [sing.] (old-fashioned, informal) a person or thing that causes you to laugh: He's a scream.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 shriek, screech, squeal, yowl, wail, caterwaul, howl, cry:
She screamed when I applied iodine to the cut.
2 laugh, roar, hoot, howl, guffaw:
The women screamed hysterically as the male stripper got down to the bare essentials.
n.
3 shriek, screech, squeal, yowl, wail, caterwaul, howl, cry:
When she saw what had happened, she let out a blood-curdling scream.
4 Colloq card, panic, riot, thigh-slapper:
Phyllis is such a scream when she talks about the silly things that happen to her.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
high-pitched, loud, piercing, shrill | muffled, stifled | blood-curdling, hysterical, terrible, terrified
VERB + SCREAM
give, let out | hear
SCREAM + VERB
echo, ring out
His screams echoed through the empty house.
PREP.
with a ~
She reacted to the news with hysterical screams.
| ~ for
a scream for help
| ~ of
screams of laughter/terror
ADV.
aloud | loudly | silently
Despair shook him and he screamed silently in the darkness.
| hysterically, shrilly, wildly | almost | out
VERB + SCREAM
want to
I was so bored I wanted to scream.
| begin to | hear sb
PREP.
after
Marion screamed after them, ‘Stop! Stop!’
| at
She screamed at me to get out of the way.
| for
The trapped passengers screamed for help.
| in
People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror.
| with
People were staggering about, screaming with pain.
PHRASES
begin/start screaming, scream your head off
The baby was screaming its head off.
| stop screaming
Concise English dictionary
screams|screamed|screamingskrɪːm
noun
+sharp piercing cry
+a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
+a joke that seems extremely funny
verb
+utter a sudden loud cry
+utter or declare in a very loud voice
+make a loud, piercing sound
