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尖聲喊叫,尖叫聲

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Screech \Screech\, n.
   A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
   shriek; a scream.

   {Screech bird}, or {Screech thrush} (Zo["o]l.), the
      fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.

   {Screech rain}.

   {Screech hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so
      called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Screech owl}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A small American owl ({Scops asio}), either gray or
       reddish in color.
   (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
       species.

Screech \Screech\ (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.
   skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
   skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.
   skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch,
   W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. {Shriek}, v.,
   {Scream}, v.]
   To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in
   terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. ``The screech
   owl, screeching loud.'' --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

screech
     v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
          when I opened it slowly" [syn: {squeak}, {creak}, {screak},
           {skreak}]
     2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {screak}, {skreak},
         {skreigh}]

screech
     n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
          the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
          brakes" [syn: {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {scream},
           {screaming}]
     2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
        [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screeching}]