v (1)高声尖叫(cry or shout in a long，loud piercing voice because of fear，anger，pain or excitement)[I，I+prep (at/in/with)，I+adv (out)，I+adv (out) prep (at)，T+n，T+n+prep (at)， T+n+adv (out)，T+n+adv (out) prep (at)，T+that]： Stop～ing! 别高声尖叫了!“Look out!”she～ed.“小心!”她大声叫着。She～ed when she saw a spider on her pillow.她见枕头上有一蜘蛛，便高声尖叫起来。～in fear/agony/anger/fright害怕/痛苦/气愤/惊吓得尖叫;～in amusement/excitement被逗/激动得高声尖叫;～with (in) pain at three in the morning 凌晨3点疼地高声尖叫;Ken～ed out at me for dropping the test tube.肯因我掉了试管向我大声喊叫。～a warning to get out of the way高声警告人们让路;～one's instructions about the noise 大声发出有关噪音问题的指令;～abuse/obscenity at sb对某人大声辱骂/说污言秽语;～(out) that one was all right高声叫道自己没事;He～ed (out) that he was drowning/there was a fire. 他尖叫要淹死了/着火了。～one's head off 厉声尖叫;The baby～ed itself sick/hoarse.婴儿哭叫得直呕吐/嗓子哑了。〖同〗cry out，shout;

(2)(指机器、车、风等)尖鸣(叫)，呼啸((of a car，machine，the wind，etc) make a loud piecing sound)[I]：The car～ed to stop. 汽车嘎的一声刹住。The jet～ed overhead.(喷气)飞机在头顶轰鸣。The siren～ed behind. 警笛在后边长鸣。The bird～ed in the tree. 小鸟在树上尖叫。The hurricane～ed outside. 飓风在外面呼啸。 He drove round the corner with tyres～ing.他驾车驶过街角时，车胎发出刺耳的声音。〖同〗roar;

(3)引人注意(draw attention as by such a cry;write in a heated manner)[I](fig)：The matter is～ing (out) for attention. 这件事情得到人们的关注。The school is～ing for aid.这所学校呼吁援助。The headlines is～ing from the front page.报纸大字标题置于头版醒目位置。

scream past/through/round 尖叫着移动：The racing car～ed past the spectators/round the corner. 赛车呼啸着驶过观众/拐过弯道。The wind～ed through the streets.大风呼啸着穿街而过。

scream for (v prep)强烈要求(vt)：The tourist trade～s (out) for financial support. 旅游事业呼吁财政支持。 The whole political system～s for complete change. 政治体制需要彻底改革。

n(1)尖叫(very loud piercing cry or noise)[C]：hear a～for help in the night 夜里听到尖利的呼救声;let out a piercing～发出尖利的叫喊声;a shrill/loud/ear-splitting～尖叫/大叫/刺耳的叫声;a～of a brake/a tyre/a siren 刹车/车胎/警笛的刺耳尖鸣;a～of a cougar美洲狮的啸叫;a～of anger/pain/joy/excitement/dismay/delight气愤/疼痛/高兴/激动/惊愕/喜悦的高叫声;She gave a～of laughter. 她突然高声大笑。〖同〗yell，roar;

(2)引人发笑的人(事)(sb or sth that is the cause of laughter)[U，a～](infml)：She is a real/perfect～. 她真的/十分滑稽。He is an absolute～. 他非常滑稽。What a～he was on the party.在聚会上他是个多么逗笑的人物。The play's a～.这出戏真是滑稽有趣。It was a～when Joe's car slid backward into the water.当乔向后倒车滑进水里时，真滑稽。

→′screamingly adv非常滑稽可笑地;

【辨异】 1)scream和shriek与screech 均指“高声尖叫”。scream主要指因疼痛或恐惧等而发出的尖利叫声，如：scream with terror(害怕得叫了起来);shriek(尖叫)通常指更尖利、刺耳的叫声;也可指妇女、姑娘抑制不住的笑声，如：shriek with laughter(尖声大笑);而screech(尖声喊出)则强调是令人讨厌的刺耳叫声，其内涵是缺少尊严，如：screech like an old crone (听起来像一个干瘪老太婆发出的刺耳叫声);2)scream与 cry、 shout、 yell和roar 的区别见CRY。