wail /weil/ I. vt. & vi.（大声）哀号，恸哭；尖啸，呼啸：wailing for her dead husband为她死去的丈夫痛哭She wailed with despair. 她绝望地恸哭。One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。‖II. n.［c］恸哭；呼啸：：the wail of an air-raid siren尖啸的空袭警报声I heard the wail of a baby.我听到了一个婴儿的哭声。With a wail he threw himself on the bed and buried his face in the pillow.他哭叫着一头扑在床上，将脸埋在枕头 。