"hisses" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嘶嘶聲

Definition

發出尖銳、連續的「嘶嘶」聲，像蛇或蒸氣一樣。通常形容動物的叫聲或不滿時發出的聲音。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“hiss”是擬聲詞，常用來形容蛇、貓或蒸氣的聲音，也可用來指人羣表示不滿的聲音，不等於「低語」。

Examples

The snake hisses when it feels threatened.

蛇感到威脅時會**發出嘶嘶聲**。

The cat hisses at the dog.

貓對狗**發出嘶嘶聲**。

Steam hisses from the pipe.

蒸氣從管道裡**發出嘶嘶聲**。

She hisses at her brother to be quiet during the movie.

她對哥哥**嘶嘶地說**要他在電影時安靜點。

The audience hisses when the villain appears on stage.

反派角色上臺時觀眾**發出嘶嘶聲**。

My tea kettle hisses loudly when the water is boiling.

我的茶壺水開時會**發出很大的嘶嘶聲**。