mid-15c., "to howl like a dog," from Old Norse baula "to low like a cow," and/or Medieval Latin baulare "to bark like a dog," both echoic. Meaning "to shout loudly" attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out "reprimand loudly" is 1908, American English. Related: Bawled; bawling.
双语例句
1. Don't bawl out like that. I can hear you.
别这样穷呼喝, 我听得见.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. A good bawl made her feel better.
痛痛快快哭一场使她好过些了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. A good bawl usually makes her feel better.
一场号哭通常会使她好过些.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Do you think I'm just going to bawl you out and that'll be an end of it?
你觉得我把你痛骂一顿就完事了？
来自柯林斯例句
5. You know how I hate people who bawl all the time.
