squawk — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

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.

   Użycie

   • nieformalne

   Przykłady

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   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.

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   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.

   Użycie

   • nieformalne

   Przykłady

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

Czasownik

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

   Przykłady

   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.

   Użycie

   • nieprzechodnie
   • slangowe

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

   Użycie

   • nieprzechodnie
   • slangowe

   Przykłady

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

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

   Użycie

   • nieformalne
   • nieprzechodnie

   Przykłady

   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.)

   Przykłady

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

6. To back out in a mean way.

   Użycie

   • użycie amerykańskie
   • przestarzałe
   • slangowe

Rzeczownik

1. the noise of squawking

   Terminy szersze

   noise

   Przykłady

   she awoke to the squawk of chickens

   the squawk of car horns

2. informal terms for objecting

   Synonimy

   gripekickbeefbitch

   Terminy szersze

   objection

   Przykłady

   I have a gripe about the service here

Czasownik

1. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Synonimy

   screakskreakskreighscreech

   Terminy szersze

   shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollerhollosquall

2. complain

   Synonimy

   gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   Terminy szersze

   complainkickplainsound offquetchkvetch

   Przykłady

   What was he hollering about?