wail

n. 恸哭, 哀号, 嚎啕, 呼啸(声)
vi. 恸哭, 呼啸, 悲叹, 哀号, 嚎啕

副词:wailingly 名词:wailer 动词过去式:wailed 过去分词:wailed 现在分词:wailing 第三人称单数:wails 

wail

v.（动词）
wailed,wail.ing,wails
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament.See Synonyms at cry
痛哭：大声并痛苦地抱怨或反对；悲恸参见 cry
To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry:
哀号，嚎啕：发出象哭一样的拖长音调的音：
例句：
The wind wailed through the trees.
风穿过树林发出似嚎叫的声音

v.tr.Archaic （及物动词）【古语】
To lament over; bewail.
哀悼：哀悼；哭着哀悼
n.（名词）
A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.
嚎啕声：长而高声的叫，如表示悲哀或痛苦
A long, loud, high-pitched sound:
呼啸：长而大声的声音：
例句：
the wail of a siren.
呼啸的警报声

A loud, bitter protest:
哀诉：高声痛苦的诉苦：
例句：
A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.
当新的停车规定宣布后，引起全面的抗议


来源：
Middle English wailen
中古英语 wailen
[probably of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to Old Norse v3la, vôla
[可能于斯堪的那维亚语] ；类似于 古斯堪的纳维亚语 v3la, vôla

【引伸】
wail.er
n.（名词）
wail.ingly
adv.（副词）