c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla "to lament," from væ "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
wail (n.)
c. 1300; see wail (v.).
实用例句
1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
普丽姆罗丝累得精神都有些恍惚了，开始哭着说她饿了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance.
远远地能听到风笛的呜咽。
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3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。
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4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来.
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5. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
