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外刊例句
- Some observers argue that it has become impossible. The world is just too nasty and unfair, they bleat.
有观察家认为这样的成功已无可能,并抱怨这个世界太糟糕、太不公平。
——《经济学人》 - These ads are walking, woolly flocks of bleating sheep.
这些广告是一群群毛茸茸的在走动和咩咩叫的绵羊。
基本释义
[verb] (of a sheep, goat, or calf) make a characteristic wavering cry
[动词] (指绵羊、山羊或小牛)发出特有的颤叫声
深入解读
Bleat 一词源自古英语 blætan ,拟声于羊的“咩咩叫”,其基本含义即作动词表示“咩咩叫”以及作名词表示“咩咩叫声”,比如:
- 野山羊在下面陡峭的山坡上咩咩地轻声叫着。
From the steep slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly.
作名词时, bleat 也可以进一步引申指“羊或小牛般的叫声”,比如:
- 那个脚步轻盈灵活的迎宾员绊了一下,摔了个四脚朝天,然后她发出了一声痛苦的呻吟。
The usher who was light and nimble on her feet tripped and went sprawling, and then she let out a bleat of pain.
羊和小牛的咩咩声大都比较轻,所以 bleat 作动词时还可以引申指“羊叫般地轻声说话”或“微弱地尖声诉说”。而这个概念再进一步发展就成了“低声诉苦、抱怨”或“喋喋不休地抱怨”,多指抱怨者以一种令人厌烦或显得自己软弱、愚蠢的方式抱怨,比如:
- 该行将倒闭的公司总是抱怨“不公平的”外国竞争。
The moribund company is always bleating about ‘unfair’ foreign competition. - 那个低声下气的女孩总是喋喋不休地抱怨别人对她多么不好。
The abject girl’s always bleating (on) about how badly she’s been treated.
名著用例
No doubt those determined to keep Dumbledore on his crumbling pedestal will bleat that he did not, after all, put his plans into action, that he must have suffered a change of heart, that he came to his senses.
无疑,那些决心要把邓布利多留在残破的碑座上的人会无力地辩解,他毕竟没有把计划付诸实践,他准是经历过思想转变,醒悟过来了。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)。《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》是整个小说系列的终结篇,交代了所有重要人物的最终命运。
常见短语
“bleat” 这个单词的中文解释是 “羊叫” 或者 “咩咩声”。
以下是包含 “bleat” 这个词的50个短语,每个短语都附有中文解释:
- bleat like a lamb – 像羔羊一样咩咩叫
- Soft bleat – 轻柔的叫声
- High-pitched bleat – 尖锐的叫声
- Anxious bleat – 焦虑的叫声
- Prolonged bleat – 持续的叫声
- Pitiful bleat – 可怜的叫声
- Echoing bleat – 回响的叫声
- Distinctive bleat – 独特的叫声
- Constant bleat – 持续的叫声
- Loud bleat – 大声的叫声
- Repetitive bleat – 重复的叫声
- Faint bleat – 微弱的叫声
- Lost bleat – 迷失的叫声
- bleat of distress – 苦恼的叫声
- bleat of hunger – 饥饿的叫声
- bleat of pain – 疼痛的叫声
- bleat of confusion – 困惑的叫声
- bleat of fear – 恐惧的叫声
- bleat of protest – 抗议的叫声
- bleat of annoyance – 恼怒的叫声
- bleat of frustration – 沮丧的叫声
- bleat of excitement – 兴奋的叫声
- bleat of surprise – 惊讶的叫声
- bleat of happiness – 幸福的叫声
- bleat of joy – 高兴的叫声
- bleat of satisfaction – 满足的叫声
- bleat of relief – 安心的叫声
- bleat of approval – 赞许的叫声
- bleat of agreement – 同意的叫声
- bleat of consent – 同意的叫声
- bleat of approval – 赞同的叫声
- bleat of disapproval – 不赞同的叫声
- bleat of disagreement – 不同意的叫声
- bleat of discontent – 不满的叫声
- bleat of protest – 抗议的叫声
- bleat of dissent – 异议的叫声
- bleat of confusion – 困惑的叫声
- bleat of clarification – 澄清的叫声
- bleat of explanation – 解释的叫声
- bleat of communication – 沟通的叫声
- bleat of inquiry – 询问的叫声
- bleat of curiosity – 好奇的叫声
- bleat of frustration – 沮丧的叫声
- bleat of irritation – 恼怒的叫声
- bleat of impatience – 不耐烦的叫声
- bleat of anticipation – 期待的叫声
- bleat of surprise – 惊讶的叫声
- bleat of amusement – 娱乐的叫声
- bleat of approval – 赞赏的叫声
- bleat of approval – 赞美的叫声
同近义词
- grouse: complain about something trivial; grumble
- carp: complain or find fault continually about trivial matters
- grumble: complain about something in a bad-tempered way