squeak
verb- [intransitive]
to make a short high sound that is not very loud 短促而尖厲地叫;吱吱叫;嘎吱作響 My new shoes squeak. 我的新鞋走路嘎吱嘎吱響。 The mouse ran away, squeaking with fear. 那只老鼠嚇得尖叫着溜了。 One wheel makes a horrible squeaking noise. 一個車輪發出討厭的吱吱聲。
- [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech)
to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are nervous or excited (尤指緊張或激動時)尖聲說話 - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to only just manage to win something, pass a test, etc. 勉強通過;僥幸成功;險勝
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Swedish skväka ‘croak’, also with squeal and shriek. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.