(of sounds or voices 声音或嗓音 very high and loud, in an unpleasant way 刺耳的；尖声的；尖厉的 The PE teacher’s shrill voice rang out across the school fields. 体育老师刺耳的嗓音传遍整个学校操场。 The shrill cries of children broke the silence. 孩子们尖利的哭声打破了沉默。
loud and determined but often unreasonable 闹着非要…不可的；不依不饶的 shrill demands/protests 坚持要求；拼命抗议
Word Originlate Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’.