shrill

尖锐的、刺耳的、尖细的

A shrill whistle cut through the noise of the crowd.

一声尖锐的哨音穿透了人群的喧闹。

尖刻的、咄咄逼人的贬义

The debate soon turned shrill and nobody was listening.

辩论很快变得尖刻起来，没有人在听对方说话。

尖声说、发出尖锐声文学用法

The alarm shrilled until someone finally switched it off.

警报一直尖声响著，直到有人终于把它关掉。

尖锐声、刺耳声

The shrill of the kettle woke everyone in the house.

水壶的尖锐声响把屋里所有人都吵醒了。