shrillness
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃrɪl.nəs/us/ˈʃrɪl.nəs/thequalityof beingloudand high, andunpleasantorpainfultolistento:
（声音）刺耳，尖厉There was aslightshrillness to hervoiceand shebitherliptocontaintherisingfeelingofpanic.她的声音里带着些许尖利，她咬着嘴唇抑制着不断升起的恐慌感。
The shrillness of myvoicemade themturn,forkspoisedbetweenplateandmouth.我尖锐的叫声让他们转身一起看向我，他们手里的叉子刚从盘子上拿起食物，还没来得及放入嘴巴。
disapproving
thequalityof being tooforcefulin the way that youargueorcriticizesomething or someone:
（争论或批评的）尖锐Universities are told withincreasingshrillness that they arefailingintheirduties.大学被越来越尖锐地告知他们没有履行职责。
Hiscommentslackedsome of the shrillness ofstatementsmade byofficialsinrecentweeks.他的评论并没有像官员们最近几周发表的言辞那么尖锐。
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shrill
- Thesoloistgave the instrument'ssoundacleanfullnesswithout ahintof shrillness.
- The shrillness of thedebatehasbecomedisturbing.
- Thespeedof hisdeclinehas beenmatchedonly by the shrillness of hisprotests.
Describing qualities of sound
- audibly
- chuff
- clomp
- consonance
- crackly
- easy on the eye/earidiom
- euphonious
- fullness
- mellifluous
- melodic
- plaintively
- plaintiveness
- plangent
- pure
- raucously
- rhythmic
- sizzling
- timbre
- tinny
- tuneless
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