squeaks

英 [skwiːks]

美 [skwiːks]

v.  短促而尖厉地叫; 吱吱叫; 嘎吱作响; (尤指紧张或激动时)尖声说话; 勉强通过; 侥幸成功; 险胜
n.  短促而尖厉的叫声; 吱吱声; 尖叫声
squeak的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出吱吱声;发出短促的尖叫
  If something or someonesqueaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound.
  1. My boots squeaked a little as I walked...
     我走路时靴子有点儿嘎吱嘎吱响。
  2. The door squeaked open...
     门吱呀一声开了。
  3. She squeaked with delight.
     她高兴得尖叫起来。
  4. Squeakis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave an outraged squeak.
     他发出一声愤怒的尖叫。
• VERB 侥幸成功;险胜;勉强通过
  Tosqueak throughorsqueak bymeans to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something.
  1. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213...
     总统的一揽子经济计划最终以 219 票对 213 票在众议院勉强获得通过。
  2. In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school.
     尽管在学校的成绩很糟糕，她还是勉强进入了设计学校。
• See also:bubble and squeak

双语例句

• 99. It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer clear of obstacles& or locate flying insects on which they feed.
  人们已经发现，某些蝙蝠发出尖叫声并靠接受回响来锁定和避免障碍物&或者找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。
• Keeping track of squeaks will make you aware of what the total cost is, and whether a replacement is warranted.
  追踪这些恼人的问题能让你掌握总成本，和做出对是否要更新事物的决定。
• Have you ever noticed Little Squeaks on Oahu Island who always asks questions?
  你有没有留意过欧胡岛上总爱问这问那的小鸟“小吱吱”？
• The upper-middle-classes communicate with each other in inaudible squeaks, like bats.
  那些上中层社会的人交谈起来象是蚊子在哼哼，你根本听不见。
• In recent years, Asian governments have scrapped or relaxed fuel subsidies and liberalised controlled pricing regimes but the region still squeaks loudest when oil prices rise.
  近年来，亚洲各国政府纷纷取消或减少燃油补贴，放开了严格控制的定价机制然而，在油价上涨的时候，这个地区仍然是喊得最响的。
• For centuries, sailors have called belugas "sea canaries," for their musical squeaks and chirps.
  几世纪以来，水手们一直称白鲸为“海上金丝雀”，因为它们的叫声悦耳动听。
• You could hear the tiny squeaks of voles and mice.
  你可以听到田鼠和老鼠细微的吱吱叫声。
• Q.what about the way she squeaks her feet when she returns?
  对她回球时脚底发出的吱吱声你怎么看？
• Then, in 1961, comes the first sign that the US and, in lockstep, the global economy is changing: International Business Machines squeaks on to the list.
  接下来在1961年，首次有迹象表明美国经济以及与其步调一致的全球经济正在发生变革：IBM跻身最赚钱公司的名单之列。
• This chair squeaks the least.
  这把椅子响得最不厉害。