a.

1. 尖聲的，刺耳的
   Helen let out a shrill cry when she caught sight of a snake.

   海倫瞥見一條蛇，尖聲喊叫起來。

2. 尖刻的
   The newspapers became even shriller in their attacks.

   報紙的攻擊漸趨尖刻。

   His criticism was so shrill that it provoked resentment.

   他的批評太尖刻，引起了怨恨。

3. 強烈的；過度的
   Shrill protests about the new taxes filled the newspapers.

   報紙上充滿了對新稅表示強烈抗議的文字。

4. 耀眼的
   She wore a tight shrill green dress.

   她穿一件碧綠的緊身連衣裙。

n.

1. 尖聲；尖叫[C]
   We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.

   我們可以聽到仲夏時節蟋蟀的尖叫聲。

vi.

1. 發尖銳刺耳的聲音；尖聲喊叫（或說話）
   Telephones shrill uselessly in deserted offices.

   在空無一人的辦公室裡，電話鈴徒然發出尖銳刺耳的響聲。

vt.

1. 尖聲喊出（或說出，唱出）
   The locust shrills his song of heat.

   蟬兒唱出炎熱季節的歡歌。

adj.

v.