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

• Give us some money before you croak!
  在你玩完之前给我们点钱！
• 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。
• I thought I was going to croak right there.
  我当时以为自己要死在那儿啦。
• He lifted up his hands and uttered a supplicatory croak;
  他抬起双手，发出哀求的哇哇声；
• She could only croak because of her heavy cold.
  她因患重感冒只能用沙哑的声音说话。
• She croaked something unintelligible.
  她声音沙哑地说了些含糊不清的话。
• Someone liken his voice to the croak of a bull-frog
  有人把他的声音比作牛蛙的叫声
• 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。
• Croak Neither The man cried painfully and said," he is the first husband of my wife Croak! Why did you die so early?"
  “哇都不是”这男人痛不欲生地哭着说，“他是我太太的前妻哇！你为什么要这么早死呀？”
• We're gonna croak sometime.
  我们只能发发牢骚。