a loud, sharp cry, especially of pain, surprise, or delight; a shout (尤指因疼痛、惊讶、高兴等引起的)叫声,叫喊,号叫 ■(US)an organized cheer, especially one used to support a sports team (美)(为运动队加油的)呐喊,欢呼 ■(Brit. informal, dated)an extremely amusing person or thing (英,非正式,旧)有趣的人(或事)
verb
[no obj.]give a loud, sharp cry 叫喊,叫嚷;号叫 you heard me losing my temper and yelling at her. 你听到我冲着她发火大叫了。
语源
Old English g(i)ellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gillen and German gellen