skirl

• 指风笛的旋律管（chanter）发出的尖锐、高亢的声音；也泛指类似的高而尖的呼啸声或响声。

A noun referring to the shrill, high-pitched sound produced by the chanter of a bagpipe.

1. Bagpipe soundC2formal

   The shrill, high-pitched sound produced by the chanter of a bagpipe.

   风笛声

   • The skirl of the bagpipes echoed across the valley.
   • He could hear the distant skirl of a piper at the ceremony.
   • The skirl of the instrument was both piercing and melodic.

   同义词shrieksquealwailwhistle

• 动词，指发出尖锐、刺耳的声音，通常与风笛声或风的呼啸声有关。

A verb meaning to make a shrill, piercing sound, typically associated with bagpipes or the wind.

1. Emit a shrill soundC2formal

   To produce a loud, high-pitched, and wailing noise, often associated with bagpipes.

   发出尖厉的声音

   • The bagpipes skirled loudly across the valley.
   • A sudden skirl of the pipes startled the crowd.
   • The wind seemed to skirl through the narrow alleyways.

   同义词screamscreechshrieksquealwail

   反义词mumblemurmurwhisper

2. Play the bagpipesC2formal

   To perform music on the bagpipes.

   演奏风笛

   • The piper began to skirl a traditional Scottish tune.
   • He learned to skirl from his grandfather.
   • They skirled a lively reel at the festival.

   同义词bagpipepipe