【主題單字】貓咪嚎叫、呼嚕聲、小狗低吼等動物叫聲英文【貓狗篇】
文/林佳融
寫作描述動物時,不知如何下筆,有時覺得不夠傳神嗎?
其實,有些動詞是專門用來形容特定動物的行為。
雖然平常不常使用,但若能精準善用,
絕對能讓你筆下的動物活靈活現、躍然紙上!
小編就要在這篇文章,向大家介紹適合用來形容家中狗狗貓貓的動詞~
Yowl(受傷或打鬥時)嚎叫
There were cats yowling outside my window last night.
昨晚有貓在我窗外嚎叫。
Purr (貓滿足時)發出平穩低沉的聲音
The little cat purred when I stroked it. 小貓在我輕撫牠時發出呼嚕聲。
Mew 喵喵叫
My cat continues to mew when it is hungry.
我的貓咪肚子餓時會一直喵喵叫。
註:無關緊要小補充:神奇寶貝的角色之一「夢幻」的英文名字就是mew喔!
Prowl 潛行
Recently, there are cats on the prowl.
最近有貓咪出沒在這兒。
Pounce 猛撲、突然襲擊
形容貓咪為了捕捉東西,快速移動或跳躍
The cat is ready to pounce on the mice.
貓咪準備好要撲向老鼠。
Yap 狂吠:常指小狗短促尖銳的吠叫聲
The little dog always yaps at strangers.
那隻小狗總是對陌生人狂吠。
Bark 狗吠:常指狗狗大聲吠叫
The dogs barked at each other. 那些狗對彼此吠叫。
Snarl 齜牙低吼
形容狗狗露出牙齒,發出低沉的吼叫。這時的狗狗通常具有攻擊性!
The two dogs snarled at each other to fight for territory.
那兩隻狗為了爭取地盤,互相齜牙低吼。
Howl 長嚎
此動詞常用於狗或狼哀戚的嚎叫聲,
Una’s dog has been howling for the entire night.
Una的狗已經嚎叫了一整晚。
Growl 低吼
形容狗狗憤怒、低沉的吼叫
The angry dog growled at her angrily because she took away its food.
那隻狗狗對著她生氣地低吼,因為她把牠的食物拿走了。
Yelp 尖叫
通常指狗狗因疼痛而發出尖銳、短促的叫聲
The dog yelped as someone carelessly stepped on its foot.
有人不小心踩到那隻狗的腳時,牠便尖叫起來。
Whine 發出哀鳴
The dog continued to whine when his owner left him alone at home.
這隻狗在主人留牠自己在家的時候不斷哀鳴。
Beg 作乞求狀
形容狗狗蹲坐舉前腳於胸前,好像在說:「拜託,拜託!」
My dog sits up and begs when it is asking for food.
我的狗要食物時會兩腿直立,做乞求動作。
Worry 撕咬
I saw a dog worrying sheeps on the farm.
我看到農場上有隻狗攻擊羊隻。
Retrieve 叼回
I have successfully trained my dog to retrieve balls.
我成功教會我的狗撿球。
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看完小編的介紹,相信你下次形容動物時有更多好用的動詞了!
也可以跟Engoo老師們聊聊你家的狗狗貓貓唷~