squeaks

英 [skwiːks]

美 [skwiːks]

v.  短促而尖厉地叫; 吱吱叫; 嘎吱作响; (尤指紧张或激动时)尖声说话; 勉强通过; 侥幸成功; 险胜
n.  短促而尖厉的叫声; 吱吱声; 尖叫声
squeak的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出吱吱声;发出短促的尖叫
  If something or someonesqueaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound.
  1. My boots squeaked a little as I walked...
     我走路时靴子有点儿嘎吱嘎吱响。
  2. The door squeaked open...
     门吱呀一声开了。
  3. She squeaked with delight.
     她高兴得尖叫起来。
  4. Squeakis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave an outraged squeak.
     他发出一声愤怒的尖叫。
• VERB 侥幸成功;险胜;勉强通过
  Tosqueak throughorsqueak bymeans to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something.
  1. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213...
     总统的一揽子经济计划最终以 219 票对 213 票在众议院勉强获得通过。
  2. In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school.
     尽管在学校的成绩很糟糕，她还是勉强进入了设计学校。
• See also:bubble and squeak

双语例句

• Q.what about the way she squeaks her feet when she returns?
  对她回球时脚底发出的吱吱声你怎么看？
• 99. It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer clear of obstacles& or locate flying insects on which they feed.
  人们已经发现，某些蝙蝠发出尖叫声并靠接受回响来锁定和避免障碍物&或者找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。
• She always squeaks out her ideas when she is excited.
  她一激动总是尖声说出自己的想法。
• You could hear the tiny squeaks of voles and mice.
  你可以听到田鼠和老鼠细微的吱吱叫声。
• Although the facilities are basic the village children fill the space with excited squeaks: this is a place they want to be.
  尽管陈设很简陋，村里的孩子们坐满了教室发出激动的声音：这是他们想要的地方。
• If it squeaks through on the second try, Mr Obama would be saved.
  如果法案在第二次尝试时勉强通过，奥巴马将会得救。
• Let's check out their happy time in our new library book "Otto Owl and Little Squeaks".
  就让我们跟随新书《一对好朋友》走进这两只小鸟儿的快乐生活吧！
• In recent years, Asian governments have scrapped or relaxed fuel subsidies and liberalised controlled pricing regimes but the region still squeaks loudest when oil prices rise.
  近年来，亚洲各国政府纷纷取消或减少燃油补贴，放开了严格控制的定价机制然而，在油价上涨的时候，这个地区仍然是喊得最响的。
• This chair squeaks the least.
  这把椅子响得最不厉害。
• The train shoogles me off into a light slumber, punctuated by squeaks and grinding noises.
  行进中的火车把我摇进了浅浅的梦境，不时地被咯吱咯吱的摩擦声响打上标点符号。