croak

英 [krəʊk]

美 [kroʊk]

v.  发出(像青蛙的)低沉沙哑声; 呱呱地叫; 用低沉而沙哑的声音说话; 死; 咽气
n.  (像青蛙发出的)低沉沙哑的声音，呱呱的叫声

过去式：croaked　现在分词：croaking　第三人称单数：croaks　复数：croaks　过去分词：croaked　

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BNC.17410 / COCA.16607

牛津词典

verb

• 发出（像青蛙的）低沉沙哑声；呱呱地叫
  to make a rough low sound, like the sound a frog makes
• 用低沉而沙哑的声音说话
  to speak or say sth with a rough low voice
  1. I had a sore throat and could only croak.
     我喉咙痛，只能哑着嗓子说话。
  2. He managed to croak a greeting.
     他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打招呼。
• 死；咽气
  to die

noun

• （像青蛙发出的）低沉沙哑的声音，呱呱的叫声
  a rough low sound made in the throat, like the sound made by a frog

柯林斯词典

• VERB (青蛙或鸟)发出低哑叫声，呱呱叫
  When a frog or birdcroaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
  1. Thousands of frogs croaked in the reeds by the riverbank.
     上千只青蛙在河岸边的芦苇荡里呱呱叫。
  2. Croakis also a noun.
     
  3. ...the guttural croak of the frogs.
     粗嘎的蛙鸣声
• VERB (人)用低哑的声音说
  If someonecroakssomething, they say it in a low, rough voice.
  1. Tiller moaned and managed to croak, 'Help me.'...
     蒂勒呻吟着，用沙哑的声音勉强喊出了一声“救救我”。
  2. She croaked something unintelligible.
     她声音沙哑地说了些含糊不清的话。
  3. Croakis also a noun.
     
  4. His voice was just a croak.
     他的嗓音沙哑。

英英释义

noun

• a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
  Synonym:croaking

verb

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  1. She died from cancer
  2. The children perished in the fire
  3. The patient went peacefully
  4. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
  Synonym:diedeceaseperishgoexitpass awayexpirepasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokesnuff it
• make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  1. she grumbles when she feels overworked
  Synonym:murmurmuttergrumblegnarl
• utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
  Synonym:cronk

双语例句

• Don't croak any more, but come home jolly, there's a dear.
  别再发牢骚了，高高兴兴地回家吧，这就对了。
• When the grandfather asked why, the boy replied," Because Daddy said when you croak we're all going to Disneyland. "
  爷爷问他为什么要这样，男孩回答到：“因为爸爸说，等你呱呱叫的时候我们就可以去迪斯尼乐园了。”
• Some people may not be able to talk at all, or only be able to whisper or croak.
  有些人可能无法在所有对话，或只能够悄悄话或克劳克。
• Who dies with a croak and revives three days later.
  “啊”一声死去，三天后又活过来。
• She was now suddenly a frog, "croak"; and now she was an old woman.
  她现在变成了一只青蛙“呱呱！”不一会儿她又变成了一个老女人。
• Moreover, it seems absurd that birds should sing and frogs croak, if they could not even hear their own voices.
  说实话，青蛙在叫，鸟儿在唱，如果它们甚至听不到自己发出的声音，岂不荒谬。
• Only friends who could discuss and resolve their differences openly are true friends. He can only sit in the water and croak to other frogs, and can't be the chum of any human being.
  他只能坐在水里，对别的青蛙呱呱地叫，决不能成为任何人的好朋友。
• We're gonna croak sometime.
  我们只能发发牢骚。
• One of the first words he was able to croak out was "now," which the hospital staff started to hear& a lot.
  他开始能勉强挤出几个词，其中就包括“现在”这个字眼，这也是医护人员听得最多的一个词。
• They all the time appear to be very grave. Someone liken his voice to the croak of a bull-frog
  蛙类总是令人觉得很严肃的样子。有人把他的声音比作牛蛙的叫声