1. blend of squall and hawk.
2. squall + hawk => squawk.
3. 諧音“嘶哭客、嘶聒客、嘶狂客”。
英文詞源
squawk (v.)
1821, probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco "small crested heron"). Related: Squawked; squawking. Squawk-box "loud-speaker" is from 1945.
squawk (n.)
1850, from squawk (v.).
雙語例句
1. She gave a loud squawk when the water was poured on her.
水潑到她身上時(shí)，她大叫了一聲。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He gave a strangulated squawk.
他像嗓子被勒住似的嘎叫了一聲。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The hen gave a squawk when It'saw the cat.
母雞見到貓時(shí)咯咯叫了起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
一只綠頭鴨突然飛起，憤怒地尖鳴一聲直沖天空。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.