squawk — Английский словарь

Существительное

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.

   Употребление

   • неофициальное

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (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.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (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.

   Употребление

   • неофициальное

   Примеры

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

Глагол

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

   Примеры

   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.

   Употребление

   • непереходный глагол
   • сленг

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

   Употребление

   • непереходный глагол
   • сленг

   Примеры

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

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

   Употребление

   • неофициальное
   • непереходный глагол

   Примеры

   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.)

   Примеры

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

6. To back out in a mean way.

   Употребление

   • употребление в США
   • устаревающее
   • сленг

Существительное

1. the noise of squawking

   Более общие понятия

   noise

   Примеры

   she awoke to the squawk of chickens

   the squawk of car horns

2. informal terms for objecting

   Синонимы

   gripekickbeefbitch

   Более общие понятия

   objection

   Примеры

   I have a gripe about the service here

Глагол

1. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Синонимы

   screakskreakskreighscreech

   Более общие понятия

   shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollerhollosquall

2. complain

   Синонимы

   gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   Более общие понятия

   complainkickplainsound offquetchkvetch

   Примеры

   What was he hollering about?