vi.

1. 慟哭，嚎啕
   The child started to wail when the nurse came over with a syringe.

   當護士拿著針筒走過來時，孩子便嚎啕大哭起來。

2. （風等）呼嘯；（警笛等）尖嘯
   The wind wailed in the trees.

   風在林中呼嘯。

3. 哀訴，悲歎，嗚咽[（+over/about）]
   They are still wailing over their defeat.

   他們仍在為比賽失利而悲歎。

vt.

1. 【古】哀號著說[+that]
   "He's taken my apple, mummy," she wailed.

   "媽媽，他搶走了我的蘋果，"她哭著說。

n.[theS]

1. 慟哭聲；呼嘯聲；尖嘯聲
   Newborn babies begin their life with a wail.

   新生兒痛哭一聲便開始了他們的生命。

2. 哀訴，嗚咽
   There was a plaintive wail from the sofa: "What about me?"

   沙發上傳來傷心的嗚咽聲："那我呢？"

n.

v.

1. give or utter a wail.
2. literary manifest or feel deep sorrow for; lament.