skirl

英 [skɜːl] 美 [skɪəl]
  • n. 尖锐声;风笛的声音
  • vi. 发出尖锐声;尖声高唱
  • vt. 用风笛演奏;发出
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skirl (v.)
"to make a shrill sound," mid-15c., from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian skyrla, skrella "to shriek"), of imitative origin. In reference to bagpipes, it is attested by 1660s and now rarely used otherwise. As a noun 1510s from the verb.
1. The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness ( Sax Rohmer )
警笛的尖叫声穿破了寂静 ( 萨克斯罗默 )

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