exclaim
verb [ I ] uk/ɪkˈskleɪm/ us/ɪkˈskleɪm/
C2 (因吃惊、害怕、喜悦等)呼喊,惊叫
to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.
[ + speech ] "You can't leave now!" she exclaimed. “你现在不能离开!”她大叫道。
[ + speech ] "Nonsense!" he exclaimed in disgust. “废话!”他充满厌恶地大声喝道。
She exclaimed in delight upon hearing the news. 她听到这个消息高兴得叫了起来。
- More examples
- "You can't do that!" she suddenly exclaimed.
- Someone in the audience was heard to exclaim, "He's a bit old to play Romeo!"
- As we appeared, all muddy and sodden, Mum rushed towards us exclaiming and fussing.
- "Good grief!", he exclaimed, "It's my old mate Tony!"
- After the show, the girls exclaimed that it was the best thing they'd ever seen.