Vocabulary - 表示说话方式的动词 (laughed/shouted/screamed...)
Vocabulary
laughed
笑
We laughed at the joke.
She laughed out loud.
shouted
大声喊叫
He shouted for help.
Dad shouted my name.
screamed
尖叫
She screamed when she saw the spider.
The girl screamed loudly.
yelped
短促地尖叫;(常因疼痛或害怕)叫了一声(比 screamed 短促,常用于动物或突然的疼痛反应)
The puppy yelped in pain.
He yelped when he hurt his foot.
stammered
结结巴巴地说(因为紧张或害怕而说话不流畅)
He stammered because he was nervous.
"I-I don't know," he stammered.
hummed
哼唱
She hummed a song.
Dad hummed while he cooked.
snapped
厉声说;突然生气地说
Mum snapped at me.
He snapped, "Be quiet!"
shrill
尖锐刺耳的
She gave a shrill scream.
I heard a shrill sound.
timid
胆小的;害羞的
The timid boy spoke softly.
The rabbit is timid.
drowning
正在溺水的
The drowning man shouted for help.
They saved the drowning boy.
Grammar
一般过去时 · 表示说话方式的动词变过去式
verb + ed(大部分);短元音+单辅音结尾要双写辅音字母再加 ed
这些描述说话方式的动词都发生在过去,所以用过去式。laugh/shout/scream/yelp/stammer 直接加 -ed;hum、snap 末尾是"短元音+单辅音",要双写最后一个字母再加 -ed,变成 hummed、snapped。
laugh → laughed | shout → shouted | scream → screamed | yelp → yelped | stammer → stammered | hum → hummed | snap → snapped