squawk — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Danh từ

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.

   Cách dùng

   • không trang trọng

   Ví dụ

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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.

   Cách dùng

   • không trang trọng

   Ví dụ

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

Động từ

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

   Ví dụ

   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.

   Cách dùng

   • nội động từ
   • tiếng lóng

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

   Cách dùng

   • nội động từ
   • tiếng lóng

   Ví dụ

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

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

   Cách dùng

   • không trang trọng
   • nội động từ

   Ví dụ

   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.)

   Ví dụ

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

6. To back out in a mean way.

   Cách dùng

   • cách dùng ở Mỹ
   • lỗi thời
   • tiếng lóng

Danh từ

1. the noise of squawking

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   noise

   Ví dụ

   she awoke to the squawk of chickens

   the squawk of car horns

2. informal terms for objecting

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   gripekickbeefbitch

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   objection

   Ví dụ

   I have a gripe about the service here

Động từ

1. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   screakskreakskreighscreech

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollerhollosquall

2. complain

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   complainkickplainsound offquetchkvetch

   Ví dụ

   What was he hollering about?