scream /skriːm/:作动词时表示“尖叫;高声喊叫”;作名词时表示“尖叫声;惊叫”。(也可引申为“非常滑稽/出奇好笑的人或事”,较口语。)
/skriːm/
I heard someone scream in the hallway.
我听到有人在走廊里尖叫。
When the lights went out, the crowd began to scream, and the sound echoed through the old building.
灯一灭,人群就开始尖叫,那声音在旧建筑里回荡。
scream 可能与日耳曼语源有关,模仿或描写尖锐刺耳的声音(拟声色彩较强)。中古英语时期逐渐固定为表示“尖叫/惊叫”的动词与名词。