shrill

pronunciation

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  • adj.
    (声音)尖锐的
    刺耳的
    高频率的
    强烈的,刺激的
  • vt.
    以尖声的方式说出
    尖叫
  • vi.
    尖叫
    发出一种尖锐的声音

Word Origin

Antonym

adj.

deep

Example

1. Neither the shrill nor the sanguine arguments can be dismissed out of hand .
不论是尖锐的或者是乐观的言论都不能直接予以驳斥。
2. What is new is that they are gaining traction beyond a shrill nativist minority .
新鲜的是他们获得的支持不再局限于少数尖锐的本土主义者。
3. The argument has gotten so shrill and divisive that I am bored by it .
这场争论变得如此尖锐和两极分化,已经让我感到不耐烦了。
4. It should not undermine that chance by becoming increasingly shrill about bogus trade issues .
它不应该对无中生有的贸易问题表现出日益尖锐的态度,从而破坏这个机遇。
5. Demonisation of china today , especially in america , can sometimes seem almost as shrill .
如今,把中国的妖魔化的现象尤其在美国有时几乎到了尖锐化的地步。

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