wail

vi. 哀号；悲叹

vt. 为某人死亡而悲痛；哀悼某人；哀号着说

n. 哀号；悲叹；恸哭声

n. (Wail)人名；(阿拉伯)瓦伊勒；(英)韦尔

中文词源

wail 哭号，恸哭

拟声词。比较woe.

wail (v.): c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla "to lament," from væ "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer.
wail (n.): c. 1300; see wail (v.).

1. woe => wail.2. Wailing Wall: 哭墙3. 谐音“哇哦、哇哀哦”。4. w- (谐音“我”) + ail => wail.5. w＝weep，ail（v 得小病）。

1. Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.: 普丽姆罗丝累得精神都有些恍惚了，开始哭着说她饿了。

4. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.: 观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来.