squeaky是英語形容詞，音標為英[ˈskwiːki]、美[ˈskwiːki]，意為“嘎吱作響的”，比較級和最高級分別為squeakier/more squeaky與squeakiest/most squeaky。該詞用於描述物體或聲音的短促高音特徵，常見於門鉸鏈、地板、玩具等摩擦聲或尖細人聲的擬聲描述。
其衍生短語如“squeaky clean”既指物理潔淨狀態，也隱喻道德正直；“squeaky wheel gets the grease”為英語諺語，比喻通過抱怨獲取關注。部分用法延伸至非字面語境，如“squeaky-clean image”（清廉形象）或醫學術語“squeaky systolic murmur”（心臟雜音）。
“squeaky clean”的比喻用法在20世紀後期逐漸普及^[詞條正文]。足球俚語“squeaky bum time”由教練亞歷克斯·弗格森提出，形容比賽關鍵階段的緊張氛圍，強化了該詞在文化語境中的擴展套用。
基本介紹
- 外文名：squeaky
- 詞性：形容詞
- 英式發音：[ˈskwiːki]
- 美式發音：[ˈskwiːki]
單詞釋義,單詞用法,短語搭配,雙語例句,
單詞釋義
英 [ˈskwiːki] 美 [ˈskwiːki]
adj. 嘎吱作響的
單詞用法
柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典
squeaky /ˈskwiːkɪ/
1.ADJ Something that is squeaky makes high-pitched sounds. 吱嘎作響的; 發出尖厲聲的
短語搭配
squeaky clean 乾乾淨淨 ; 純潔的 ; 無瑕疵的 ; 廉直
Squeaky Beach 斯奎基海灘
The Squeaky Wheel 嘎吱作響的車輪
Squeaky Mouse 滑鼠按鍵聲音修改工具 ; 滑鼠按鍵聲音設定
Squeaky Green 綠光精靈
Squeaky at the fair 轉圈小松鼠
Squeaky Shoes 出版者
Squeaky wheel gets the grease 抱怨最多的人得到幫助
雙語例句
- He had a squeaky voice. 他的聲音很尖。
- Maybe this guy isn't so squeaky clean after all. 也許這個人根本就不是那么高尚純潔。
- There are mice in the barn, but none of them is Mr. Squeaky. 糧倉里有老鼠，但是它們都不是“吱吱叫先生”。
- I tell her about the rubber mouse. She says, "Is this Mr Squeaky?" 我告訴她橡皮鼠的事。她說：“這是‘吱吱叫先生'嗎？”
- A typical Afghan car has bald tires and squeaky brakes—not exactly ideal for zigging and zagging through the mountains. 一台典型的阿富汗汽車，輪胎全部被磨平、剎車吱吱作響——完全不能盤山而行。
- Once a squeaky, geeky misfit kid himself, his inventing career began at the age of 16, when he devised a dynamic lighting system that could respond to sound. 他曾經是一個吱吱叫的，古怪不合群的孩子，他的發明生涯始於16歲，那時他設計了一種可以對聲音做出反應的動態照明系統。
- The markets have failed to zero in on this problem, because of all the other squeaky wheels in the global economy, but sooner or later, they will latch on it. 由於全球經濟中所有其他吱吱作響的車輪，市場未能關注到這個問題，但遲早他們會意識到這一點。
- Does Mr Squeaky hide in the cabbages? Squeaky先生有沒有藏在大白菜堆里呢？
- We'll find Mr Squeaky. 我們會找到Squeaky先生的。
- It is a nice mouse, but it isn't Mr Squeaky. 新橡皮鼠不錯，但那不是Squeaky先生。
- It is now squeaky clean and even boasts a new roof. 現在這裡乾乾淨淨，甚至有了一個值得誇耀的新屋頂。
- There are mice in the barn, but none of them is Mr Squeaky. 糧倉里有不少老鼠，但是他們都不是Squeaky先生。
- The Limits of Web 2.0, and the "Squeaky Wheel" syndrome. Web 2.0的局限。
- Mr Kilicdaroglu's strongest card is that he is squeaky clean. 齊力克達洛·格魯先生的最強有力的王牌就是他特別廉潔。
- Trevor imitated Annabel in a squeaky voice. "Oh I'm so worried." 特雷福學著安娜·貝利吱吱的嗓音，嘲諷地說，“我擔心得要死。”
- His squeaky voice came from beyond the tangle of saplings and laurel. 在枝節纏繞的月桂樹叢的對面，傳來了他尖促的聲音。
- And the squeaky clean mice, even with the risky gene, stayed healthy. 而這些異常潔淨的小實驗鼠即使攜帶了高危基因，也依然健康茁壯。
- Obviously Daniel and Emma Watson are under more pressure to keep a squeaky-clean image. 丹尼爾和艾瑪·沃特森（Emma Watson）為了保持公眾形象承受了比以往更大的壓力。
- Their streets, air and tap water are squeaky clean and chocolate is a national obsession. 他們的街道、空氣和自來水都乾淨得沒話說，而且人人都酷愛朱古力。
- The energy implications are converted into letter grades, from squeaky-clean A to dirty G. 能源意蘊被轉化為字母等級，從非常乾淨的A級到髒污的G級。
- "Meow, please stop screaming," I said in a squeaky voice. "You guys are, meow, scaring me!" “喵嗚，請不要尖叫，”我尖著嗓子說：“你們這兩個小鬼，喵嗚，嚇到我了！”
- AS the parents of young children know all too well, it is the squeaky wheel that gets oiled. 有小孩子的父母們都知道，會哭的孩子有奶吃。
- If it is not squeaky clean, investors could turn tail, raising the country's borrowing costs. 如果這個市場不是一塵不染的(squeaky clean)，投資者有可能撤離，從而提高了這個國家的借款成本。
- The TV was on, the lights were bright, the place was squeaky clean, but it was eerily deserted. 電視機正開著，燈光明亮，地方極其整潔，但空蕩得使人感到神秘。
- For him, yoga was "99% practice and 1% theory", as he liked to say in his squeaky, mischievous voice. 對他而言，瑜伽是“99%的身體力行，和1%的抽象理論”，也喜歡用他頑皮吱吱的口音這樣向大家宣導。
- I tell him we will go back to all the places we went last week to look for Mr Squeaky. First, we go back to the playground. 我跟他說我們會到上周去過的所有地方尋找Squeaky先生。
