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单词英文释义/New Oxford American Dictionary
故事
虽说余公子惧怕虎啸狼嚎，但是却跟狗很有亲近感。不管是狂叫的德牧、低吼的杂种狗、还是尖叫的泰迪，她都能迅速使它们安静下来。
词汇
roar
vi A full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal
n (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry
【指狮子、老虎等大型野生动物的叫声，亦可作动词】
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The tiger's roar echoed in the deep forest.
老虎的吼叫在厚密的深林里回荡。
I could hear the lion roar in the distance.
我能够听到远处狮子的低吼。
bark/growl/yap
bark
(of a dog or other animal) emit a bark【通常指狗叫】
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The mongrel barked at us.
杂种狗冲我们叫。
Barks could be heard everywhere in the village.
村子里到处都可以听到犬吠。
growl
(of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat【尤指狗的低声嚎叫，指声音在喉咙里咕噜死的低吼】
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The dog lurking in the darkness was growling.
潜伏在黑暗中的狗在低吼。
yap
give a sharp, shrill bark【一般指小狗尖锐的叫声】
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The white poodle yapped when I was approaching.
我靠近时，白色的贵宾犬尖叫不已。
howl
a long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf【指狗、狼的长嚎，即嚎叫】
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The wolves howled in the moonlight.
狼在月光下哀嚎。
重温故事
虽说余公子惧怕虎啸(roar)狼嚎(howl)，但是却跟狗很有亲近感。不管是狂叫的德牧(barking German shepherd dog)、低吼的杂种狗(growling mongrel)、还是尖叫的泰迪(yapping Teddy dog)，她都能迅速使它们安静下来。
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