vi.
- (狗)吠
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The dog
yelped and ran off.
那狗叫着跑开了。
- (因痛而)叫喊
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vt.
- 叫喊着说
n.
- (短促而尖锐的)吠声(或叫喊声)[C]
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She gave a little
yelp and fled upstairs.
她尖叫了一声,逃上楼去。
派生
n.
yelper(叫嗥的狗;猎人用以模仿母野火鸡啸叫的发声器)
辨析
n.
a short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.
v.
utter a yelp or yelps.
Derivative
Etymology
OE g(i)elpan (v.) ‘to boast’, later ‘cry with a loud voice’, from a Gmc imitative base.