squeak
- IPA[skwēk]
美式
- a short, high-pitched sound or cry；a single remark, statement, or communication
- make a high-pitched sound or cry；say something in a nervous or excited high-pitched tone
verb: squeak, 3rd person present: squeaks, gerund or present participle: squeaking, past tense: squeaked, past participle: squeaked
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a short, high-pitched sound or cry the door opened with a slight squeak
- ▪ a single remark, statement, or communication I didn't hear a squeak from him for months
動詞
- 1. make a high-pitched sound or cry he oiled the hinges to stop them from squeaking 同義詞
- ▪ say something in a nervous or excited high-pitched tone “You're scaring me,” she squeaked
- ▪ informal inform on someone I have assured them that you will not squeak
- 2. informal succeed in achieving something by a very narrow margin the bill squeaked through with just six votes to spare
- ▪ make or have just enough money for basic necessities she was squeaking by on her minimum-wage job
- an escape or victory that is narrowly achieved: Hunt's championship was a narrow squeak, achieved in a car that was far from perfect
Oxford Dictionary
- cooked cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and often meat.
Oxford American Dictionary
- cooked cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and often meat.
Oxford Dictionary
- extract the maximum amount of money from someone
Oxford Dictionary
- 更多解釋
- IPA[skwiːk]
英式
- a short, high-pitched sound or cry: the door opened with a slight squeak
- make a high-pitched sound or cry: he oiled the hinges to stop them squeaking
Oxford Dictionary
