squeaks

英 [skwiːks]

美 [skwiːks]

v.  短促而尖厉地叫; 吱吱叫; 嘎吱作响; (尤指紧张或激动时)尖声说话; 勉强通过; 侥幸成功; 险胜
n.  短促而尖厉的叫声; 吱吱声; 尖叫声
squeak的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出吱吱声;发出短促的尖叫
  If something or someonesqueaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound.
  1. My boots squeaked a little as I walked...
     我走路时靴子有点儿嘎吱嘎吱响。
  2. The door squeaked open...
     门吱呀一声开了。
  3. She squeaked with delight.
     她高兴得尖叫起来。
  4. Squeakis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave an outraged squeak.
     他发出一声愤怒的尖叫。
• VERB 侥幸成功;险胜;勉强通过
  Tosqueak throughorsqueak bymeans to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something.
  1. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213...
     总统的一揽子经济计划最终以 219 票对 213 票在众议院勉强获得通过。
  2. In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school.
     尽管在学校的成绩很糟糕，她还是勉强进入了设计学校。
• See also:bubble and squeak

双语例句

• Let's check out their happy time in our new library book "Otto Owl and Little Squeaks".
  就让我们跟随新书《一对好朋友》走进这两只小鸟儿的快乐生活吧！
• Have you ever noticed Little Squeaks on Oahu Island who always asks questions?
  你有没有留意过欧胡岛上总爱问这问那的小鸟“小吱吱”？
• If it squeaks through on the second try, Mr Obama would be saved.
  如果法案在第二次尝试时勉强通过，奥巴马将会得救。
• The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
  叫得最凶的车轮会得到的润滑油。
• Keeping track of squeaks will make you aware of what the total cost is, and whether a replacement is warranted.
  追踪这些恼人的问题能让你掌握总成本，和做出对是否要更新事物的决定。
• Q.what about the way she squeaks her feet when she returns?
  对她回球时脚底发出的吱吱声你怎么看？
• Although the facilities are basic the village children fill the space with excited squeaks: this is a place they want to be.
  尽管陈设很简陋，村里的孩子们坐满了教室发出激动的声音：这是他们想要的地方。
• With a student yesterday-who had very squeaky fingers-I wanted to make him hate the squeaks!
  昨天，我遇到一名学生，他的换把杂音很明显，我就要让他意识到换把杂音的危害。
• You could hear the tiny squeaks of voles and mice.
  你可以听到田鼠和老鼠细微的吱吱叫声。
• She always squeaks out her ideas when she is excited.
  她一激动总是尖声说出自己的想法。