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croak 音標拼音: [kr'ok] n. 嗄嗄聲,哇哇聲
vi. 嗄嗄叫,發牢騷 vt. 用嘶啞的聲音說 嗄嗄聲,哇哇聲嗄嗄叫,發牢騷用嘶啞的聲音說 croak n 1: a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [synonym: {croak}, {croaking}] v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [synonym: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant: {be born}] 2: utter a hoarse sound, like a raven [synonym: {croak}, {cronk}] 3: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [synonym: {murmur}, {mutter}, {grumble}, {croak}, {gnarl}] Croak \Croak\, v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster. [1913 Webster] The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Two ravens now began to croak Their nuptial song. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] Croak \Croak\, n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound. [1913 Webster] Croak \Croak\ (kr[=o]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr[=o]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr[aum]chzen to croak, and to E. creak, crake.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound. [1913 Webster] Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog, And the hoarse nation croaked. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually. [1913 Webster] Marat . . . croaks with reasonableness. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 186 Moby Thesaurus words for "croak":
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