growl

• vi. 咆哮着说
• vt. 咆哮；（雷电，炮等）轰鸣
• n. 咆哮声；吠声；不平

拟声词，模仿咆哮的声音。

growl (v.)

1660s, from Middle English grollen "to rumble, growl" (early 15c.), from Old French grouler "to rumble," said to be from Frankish; probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Growled; growling. The noun is 1727, from the verb.

1. Acceleration is accompanied by a resonating growl from the gearbox.

变速箱随着加速传来一阵轰鸣。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The bear exposed its teeth in a muffled growl.

那只熊龇出牙齿，发出一声低沉的吼叫。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a low guttural growl

从喉咙里发出的低沉的吼声

来自《权威词典》

4. I kicked the dog, which responded by growling / with a growl.

我踢了那条狗, 它便狂吠起来.

来自辞典例句

5. Each time I moved in her direction, a menacing growl rumbled in her throat.

我每次朝她那方向走, 她喉咙里就响起威胁的咆哮声.

来自辞典例句