"croaked" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 呱呱叫了
• 掛了 (俚語，去世)

Definition

“Croaked” 指像青蛙或烏鴉那樣發出低沉沙啞的叫聲，口語中也用來指某人去世。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式意思用於描述動物（例如青蛙、烏鴉）的叫聲。口語中也用於幽默地指某人死了，常在故事或口語交流中，不用於正式場合。

Examples

The frog croaked loudly by the pond.

池塘邊的青蛙大聲**呱呱叫了**。

The old crow croaked in the tree.

老烏鴉在樹上**呱呱叫了**。

My voice croaked because I had a cold.

我感冒了，聲音都**沙啞了**。

The old man just croaked in his sleep last night.

昨晚老人家睡覺時就這麼**掛了**。

She joked that if she had to eat spinach, she'd probably croak.

她開玩笑說如果要喫菠菜，她大概就會**掛了**。

I called him but he just croaked out a reply.

我給他打電話，他只是沙啞地**回了**一聲。