to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of strong emotion or pain(尤因强烈的情感或痛苦而)惊叫,呼喊- She opened her eyes and exclaimed in delight at the scene.看到这情景,她瞪着眼睛,高兴得大叫起来。
- + speech ‘It isn't fair!’, he exclaimed angrily.“这不公平!” 他气愤地喊道。
- exclaim that… She exclaimed that it was useless.她大叫说这是无效的。
Synonyms callcall- cry out
- exclaim
- blurt
- burst out
These words all mean to shout or say something loudly or suddenly.- call to shout or say something loudly to attract somebody’s attention:
- I thought I heard someone calling.我仿佛听见有人在呼喊。
- cry out (something) to shout something loudly, especially when you need help or are in trouble:
- She cried out for help.她大声呼救。
- I cried out his name.我大声呼唤他的名字。
- exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of a strong emotion:
- ‘It isn’t fair!’ he exclaimed angrily.“这不公平!” 他气愤地喊道。
- blurt to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough:
- He blurted out the answer without thinking.他不假思索脱口说出了答案。
- burst out to say something suddenly and loudly, especially with a lot of emotion:
- ‘He’s a bully!’ the little boy burst out.“他欺负人!” 小男孩突然大叫。
Patterns- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out (something) to somebody
- to call/cry out for something
- to cry out/exclaim in/with something
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out suddenly
- to call/cry out/exclaim/burst out loudly
Extra Examples- They all exclaimed over her beautiful clothes.他们都为她漂亮的衣服而惊叹。
- ‘You can't do that!’ she exclaimed in horror.“你不能那样做!” 她惊恐地大叫。
- The visitors were led through the gardens, all of them exclaiming with delight.参观者在引领下穿过公园,他们都兴奋得叫喊起来。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French exclamer or Latin exclamare, from ex- ‘out’ + clamare ‘to shout’.