squawk — 英語辞典

名詞

1. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.

2. A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.

3. A complaint or objection.

   用法

   • くだけた表現

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   That was the last roundup for McCutcheon’s Cresswell; it never moved from that field again. Not that there was any squawk from the landlord; the two of them owned it, of course.

4. An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   We think instructors should stress the importance of writeups on all maintenance squawks after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct such squawks.

5. The American night heron.

6. A warning message indicating a possible error.

   用法

   • くだけた表現

   例文

   The function-hiding code above, for instance, goes through a different (but widely used) compiler with nary a squawk.

動詞

1. To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

   例文

   The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.

2. To speak out; to protest.

   用法

   • 自動詞
   • 俗語

3. To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.

   用法

   • 自動詞
   • 俗語

   例文

   "I'll slit your throat if you squawk on us," Krantz threatened.

4. To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.

   用法

   • くだけた表現
   • 自動詞

   例文

   That way, if you type = instead of ==, the compiler will squawk because you can't assign something to a constant.

   You want the compiler to squawk if you try to instantiate for a type that doesn't implement IPrioritizable.

5. To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)

   例文

   After discovering that the hydraulic system is faulty, the pilots squawked 7700 and declared mayday.

6. To back out in a mean way.

   用法

   • 米国での用法
   • 古風
   • 俗語

名詞

1. the noise of squawking

   上位語

   noise

   例文

   she awoke to the squawk of chickens

   the squawk of car horns

2. informal terms for objecting

   同義語

   gripekickbeefbitch

   上位語

   objection

   例文

   I have a gripe about the service here

動詞

1. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   同義語

   screakskreakskreighscreech

   上位語

   shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollerhollosquall

2. complain

   同義語

   gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   上位語

   complainkickplainsound offquetchkvetch

   例文

   What was he hollering about?