yowl

• 指大声、拖长且常带哀怨的叫声或嚎叫，通常由动物（如猫或狗）发出；也可指人发出的类似声音。

A noun referring to a loud, prolonged, and often mournful cry or howl, typically made by an animal such as a cat or dog.

1. Loud animal cryB2formal

   A long, loud, and mournful cry, typically made by a cat, dog, or other animal.

   嚎叫

   • The cat let out a piercing yowl in the middle of the night.
   • We heard the yowl of a stray dog from the alley.
   • The animal's yowl echoed through the empty street.

   同义词cryhowlscreamscreechshriekwail

   反义词quietsilence

• 动词，用来描述大声、持续而凄厉的嚎叫或哀号，通常由猫、狗等动物发出，也可指人因疼痛或痛苦而发出的长声惨叫。

A verb used to describe a loud, prolonged, and mournful cry or howl, typically made by a cat, dog, or other animal, or by a person in pain or distress.

1. Loud animal cryB2informal

   To make a long, loud, mournful cry, especially of an animal like a cat or dog.

   嚎叫

   • The cat yowled all night long.
   • The dog yowled when it was left alone.
   • We heard a fox yowling in the woods.

   同义词bawlcaterwaulhowlwailyelp

2. Shriek or wailB2informal

   To utter a loud, sharp, and often painful cry, similar to a shriek.

   号叫或哀号

   • The baby yowled when it dropped its toy.
   • He yowled in pain after stubbing his toe.
   • The crowd yowled with laughter at the comedian's joke.

   同义词cryhowlscreamscreechshrieksquallwailyelp