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squall

noun
🔊/skwɔːl/
🔊/skwɔːl/
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  1. a sudden strong and violent wind, often with rain or snow during a storm飑（常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风）
    • A sudden vicious squall knocked her to the ground.一场突然的恶性暴风把她撞倒了。
    • We got caught in a sudden squall of rain.我们突然下起了暴雨。
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    Topics Weatherc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably an alteration of squeal, influenced by bawl.

squall

verb
🔊/skwɔːl/
🔊/skwɔːl/
[intransitive] usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时 (disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they squall
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he / she / it squalls
🔊/skwɔːlz/
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past simple squalled
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past participle squalled
🔊/skwɔːld/
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-ing form squalling
🔊/ˈskwɔːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈskwɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. to cry very loudly and noisily大声啼哭；号哭
    • squalling kids大声啼哭的孩子
    • The baby was squalling in its crib.婴儿在婴儿床里闷闷不乐。
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably an alteration of squeal, influenced by bawl.