拟声法(Onomatopoeia)是利用词的发音模仿人、动物或其它物体声音特征的手段，可以加强语言的直观性、
形象性、生动性，具有较强的表现力和感染力，能够产生一种如闻其声、如见其人、身临其境的效果。
我们可以将拟声词分为三类：
一. 模仿人类的声音(共20个)
1. sob
101.Monica: Oh, really? So that hysterical phone call I got from a woman sobbing at 3 A.M., 'I'll never
have grandchildren. I'll never have grandchildren.' was what? A wrong number?
sob [sɑb]: to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths 抽噎
3. whimper
103.Monica: I know. I know! Do you mind if I whimper a little bit?
whimper [ˈwɪmpər]: to make low, weak crying noises (微弱或惊恐地)啜泣，呜咽
8. giggle
215.Dr. Burke: Hi, Phoebe. Nice to meet you. [Phoebe just giggles when they shake.]
giggle [ˈɡɪɡl]: to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed, or nervous 傻笑；咯咯地笑
9. shriek
310.Ross: Shielding your face and shrieking like a girl…is not a backhand.
shriek [ʃrik]: to give a loud, high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened, or in pain 尖叫；尖声叫喊
13. howl
423.Ross: [chasing her and trying to zip up his pants] Emily, no! Wait, stop! Emily, please…[He
catches something important in the zipper and howls like a little boy.]
howl [haʊl]: howl to make a loud cry when you are in pain, angry, amused, etc. (人因痛苦、愤怒、不愉快等)嚎叫
16. chatter
716.Phoebe: Oh, my God, you've got to stop chattering!
chatter [ˈtʃæt̮ər]: to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important 喋喋不休地说(不重
要的事)；唠叨
二. 模仿动物的声音(共17个)
1. quack
102.Ross: [picks up a surgical instrument and mimes a duck with it] Quack-quack, quack-quack,
quack-quack-quack…
quack [kwæk]: when a duck quacks, it makes the noise that is typical of ducks (鸭子)嘎嘎叫
8. purr
402.Phoebe: So great. Oh, we took a nap together today. My Mom fell asleep on my tummy and
purred.
purr [pər]: when a cat purrs, it makes a low continuous sound in the throat, especially when it is happy or
comfortable (猫高兴地或满足地)发呼噜声
14. yap
812.Phoebe: Wow, it's amazing how well I can play with you yapping around my head like a
Chihuahua.
yap [yæp]: (especially of small dogs) to bark a lot, making a high, sharp, and usually irritating sound (小狗)狂吠；
汪汪乱叫
16. coo
918.First Message: [Phoebe's voice] "Hello. Th-this is the pigeon from the balcony calling to apologize.
I sh-I shouldn't have knocked the tickets out of the pretty lady's hand. It-it was all my fault. Not hers.
Bye. Coo."
coo [ku]: when a dove or a pigeon coos, it makes a soft low sound (鸽子)咕咕地叫，发咕咕声
三. 模仿物体和动作的声音(共9个)
1. buzz
103.[The intercom buzzes.]
buzz [bʌz]: to make a sound like a bee buzzing 发出嗡嗡声
7. click
222.Monica: Listen, you guys, I don't mean to be a pain about this, but um, I've noticed that some of
you are just placing them on. You wanna push the caps until you hear them click.
click [klɪk]: to make or cause something to make a short, sharp sound (使)发咔嗒声
8. vroom
307.Phoebe: Isn't it cool? Vroom! Vroom!
vroom [vrum]: used to represent the loud sound made by a vehicle moving very fast (赛车等加大油门高速行驶时
发出的)呜呜声
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