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 heroars 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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