bleat的意思|示意

美 / bli:t / 英 / blit /

vi. (羊,小牛)叫,哭诉,发出羊叫似的声音,轻声诉说

vt. 咩咩地发出,以颤抖可怜的声音说出,愚蠢地讲


bleat的用法详解

English word “bleat” refers to the sound made by sheep and goats, which can also be used to describe human's complaints in a particular situation.

The word “bleat” usually appears in the form of a noun or a verb. In the form of a noun, it can be used to describe the sound made by animals or a person's complaints, for instance, “The sheep are bleating in the meadow”, “He made endless bleats about the situation”.

As a verb, “bleat” can be used to describe the action of a certain animal or a person who is complaining about something, for example, “The sheep are bleating in fear”, “He bleated about the unfairness of the decision”.

In general, the word “bleat” implies a kind of helplessness and sadness which could be used to express people's dissatisfaction or disapproval. It is often used to depict someone's feeling of disappointment when they are overwhelmed by a particular situation.

bleat相关例句

He was lifting up the lamb's head, pulling on its muzzle to make it bleat.

他正将羔羊的头举起, 拉着它的鼻孔,搞得羔羊咩咩的叫.

期刊摘选

‘But I've only just got here, ’ he bleated feebly.

“可我刚刚才到这里呢。”他小声抱怨说。

牛津词典

The poor goat would bleat in pain until it died.

那只可怜的羊痛苦地哀叫着直到死去.

期刊摘选

Suddenly, I heard a frail crying sound, like bleat of a small lamb.

突然, 我听到了一个微弱的声音, 好象是小羊的叫声.

期刊摘选

They bleat about how miserable they are.

他们诉说他们的生活是多么悲惨.

辞典例句

They are always bleating about 'unfair' foreign competition...

他们总是抱怨“不公平的”外国竞争。

柯林斯高阶英语词典