scream 1 S3 / skrim / 动词

1 [不及物动词] to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc 同义词 shriek :

After the first few shots, people started screaming.

a screaming baby

scream with/in

She jumped to her feet, screaming in terror.

The children were screaming with laughter .

She was screaming her head off (= screaming a lot ) .

She began to scream blue murder (= scream very loudly ) .

He was dragged kicking and screaming to a nearby van.

2 [不及物和及物动词] ( also scream out ) to shout something in a very loud high voice because you are angry or frightened 同义词 yell :

‘Get out!’ she screamed.

He screamed out her name.

scream for

I screamed for help.

scream at

He screamed at her to go away.

The crowd continued to scream abuse at him.

3 [不及物动词] to make a very loud high noise :

The police car approached, its siren screaming.

COLLOCATIONS

副词

scream loudly I just screamed as loudly as I could.

scream wildly (= in a loud and uncontrolled way ) Poor George, screaming wildly, was carried upstairs by his father.

scream hysterically (= in a completely uncontrolled way ) Some of the girls started screaming hysterically.

短语

scream with laughter/delight She threw her head back and screamed with laughter.

scream in/with pain We could hear her screaming in pain.

scream in terror/agony etc He screamed in fear and panic, and banged frantically on the door.

scream your head off (= scream a lot ) At least the idiot wasn’t panicking and screaming his head off.

scream blue murder informal (= scream very loudly with fear or anger ) She flew into a rage and screamed blue murder at him.

THESAURUS

shout to say something very loudly : The two men were shouting angrily at each other. | ‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.

yell ( also holler American English ) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout : The children were yelling at each other across the street. | ‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.

call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention : He called her name but she didn’t hear him. | ‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.

cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited : ‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried. | He cried out in panic. | ‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.

scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc : The baby wouldn’t stop screaming. | She screamed as she jumped into the cold water. | ‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.

roar written to shout in a loud deep voice : The crowd roared their appreciation. | ‘Stop this nonsense!’ he roared.

bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you : He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.

bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy : ‘What are you doing?’ he bawled. | The kids were bawling in the back of the car. | She was always bawling at the children.

raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry : I never heard my father raise his voice.

cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval : The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.