caterwauling
['kətəˌwɔ:lɪŋ]
n. &adj.
猫叫春声，哀诉声，抱怨声叫春似的;
v.
叫春，发尖叫声，（象猫一样地）吵架（ caterwaul的现在分词 ）;
例句:
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And then there came, mingling with his half - formed dreams , a most melancholy caterwauling.
后来在他迷迷糊糊 、 似睡非睡的状态中,从外面传来一阵非常凄惨的猫儿叫春的声音.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
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Do stop caterwauling, children!
孩子们,别像猫似的乱叫!
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She consistently sings beautifully, banishing forever memories of her infamous caterwauling on the Live Peace in Toronto album.
来自BBC
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Caterwauling organ-grinders were sometimes paid to play under a specific individual's window through all hours of the night.
来自WSJ
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"It's a big, swooping song with huge dramatic riffs and caterwauling vocals, " Liss says.
来自NPR