"croaking" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 呱呱叫
• 低沈嘶啞地說話

Definition

發出低沈、粗啞的聲音，像青蛙或烏鴉發出的叫聲。也可以形容人的聲音非常沙啞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於青蛙（或偶爾烏鴉）發出的聲響，也用來形容人說話聲沙啞難聽。“croaking” 並不是形容悅耳的聲音，通常指聲帶不舒服或噪音，不表示正面情緒。

Examples

I heard a frog croaking by the pond.

我在池塘邊聽到一隻青蛙在**呱呱叫**。

The old man was croaking because he had a sore throat.

那位老人喉嚨痛，說話聲音很**嘶啞**。

At night, dozens of frogs were croaking together.

晚上有幾十隻青蛙一起**呱呱叫**。

Stop croaking like a frog and clear your throat!

別像青蛙一樣**呱呱叫**了，快清一清喉嚨！

He lost his voice and was just croaking out a few words.

他失聲了，只能**沙啞地**說幾句話。

You could hear the croaking of frogs all the way across the lake.

湖對岸都能聽到青蛙的**呱呱聲**。