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ADJ-GRADED
(聲音)刺耳的，尖厲的
A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant.
例句
Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out...
騷亂爆發時，我們周圍充斥著尖厲的哭喊聲和難以入耳的咒罵聲。
...the shrill whistle of the engine...
引擎刺耳的呼嘯聲
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ADJ-GRADED
(要求、抗議、聲明等)尖刻的，強硬的，不依不饒的
If you describe a demand, protest, or statement as shrill, you disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said.
例句
Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism.
大西洋兩岸都在大肆鼓吹貿易保護主義。
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VERB
(鈴、哨)發出尖銳的聲音，發出刺耳的聲音
If a bell or whistle shrills, it makes a loud, high-pitched sound.
例句
The phone shrilled, making her jump.
電話鈴聲刺耳地響起，驚得她跳了起來。
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VERB
尖聲說出;尖聲喊出
If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly.
例句
'No, no, no,' she shrilled.
“不，不，不，”她尖叫道。