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　

GRETEM8

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

• 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。
• 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。
• He managed to croak a greeting.
  他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打招呼。
• 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。
• I thought I was going to croak right there.
  我当时以为自己要死在那儿啦。
• All he does is to sit in the water with the other frogs, and croak.
  他只配蹲在水潭里，和其他青蛙一起呱呱叫，怎么可能做人的好朋友呢？
• Dogs bark, cocks crow, frogs croak to each other.
  吠、鸡鸣、蛙儿对唱。
• The ­ roaring,­ sonorous boom of white noise ­ separates into deep, regular thuds, and above it the croak of frogs or the alarm calls of unseen jungle birds.
  白噪声浑厚的咆哮被分成低沉并规律的重击声，而在它之上的是青蛙的叫声、闹钟的铃声或是某种热带鸟类的声音。
• But it swooped up again and circled, a black silhouette against the paper-white sky. Then, with one harsh croak, it wheeled away toward the woods.
  但是乌鸦又俯冲下来，在上空盘旋，像是白纸上的一团黑影。随着一声刺耳的尖叫，它滑向树林，飞走了。
• 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。