"caterwauling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 貓叫聲
• 嚎叫

Definition

一種很大、刺耳、通常很尖銳的聲音，特別是貓發出的叫聲。也可以指任何吵雜刺耳的喊叫或尖叫。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用來形容貓打架或受傷時刺耳的叫聲，有時也可比喻人類難聽的吵鬧聲音。多見於文學或描述性語境，較少於正式場合使用。

Examples

The caterwauling outside kept me awake all night.

外面的**貓叫聲**讓我整晚睡不著。

We could hear the cats’ caterwauling from the window.

我們能從窗戶聽到貓的**叫聲**。

The alley was filled with caterwauling every night.

巷子裡每天晚上都有**貓叫聲**。

Why do you always turn your singing into such caterwauling?

你唱歌怎麼總變成**嚎叫**一樣？

There was a group of kids caterwauling in the hallway during class.

上課時，有一羣孩子在走廊裡**吼叫**。

The politician’s speech ended in a room full of caterwauling from the angry crowd.

政治家的演講在憤怒人羣的**吼叫**中結束。