squeak

US /skwiːk/
UK /skwiːk/
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吱吱聲, 尖叫聲

a short, high-pitched sound or cry

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The mouse let out a tiny squeak and scurried away.
老鼠發出一聲微弱的吱吱聲，然後迅速跑開了。
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We heard the squeak of the rusty gate.
我們聽到了生鏽大門的吱呀聲。
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1.

吱吱作響, 尖叫

make a high-pitched sound or cry

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The old floorboards squeaked under his weight.
舊地板在他腳下吱吱作響。
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The rusty hinges squeaked as she opened the door.
她開門時，生鏽的鉸鏈吱吱作響。
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勉強通過, 險勝

to just succeed in doing something, especially passing a test or winning a game

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He managed to squeak through the exam with a bare pass.
他勉強通過了考試，只是剛剛及格。
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Our team just squeaked out a victory in the last minute.
我們隊在最後一分鐘勉強險勝。
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scrape throughjust make itnarrowly win
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bubble and squeak