caterwauling
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkæt.ə.wɔː.lɪŋ/ us/ˈkæt̬.ɚ.wɑː.lɪŋ/
猫叫春;人或动物发出的像猫一样的刺耳叫声
a high unpleasant noise like a cat, made by a person or animal
I heard some dreadful caterwauling - was that you singing? 我听到了可怕的猫叫声——那是你在唱歌吗？
A heart-rending caterwauling came from outside. 外面传来了撕心裂肺的嚎叫声。
See: caterwaul
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- The song was nothing but caterwauling.
- I closed all the windows to shut out the caterwauling of the cats outside.
- Her caterwauling was met with a storm of protest.