mid-15c., "to howl like a dog," from Old Norse baula "to low like a cow," and/or Medieval Latin baulare "to bark like a dog," both echoic. Meaning "to shout loudly" attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out "reprimand loudly" is 1908, American English. Related: Bawled; bawling.
雙語例句
1. Don't bawl out like that. I can hear you.
別這樣窮呼喝, 我聽得見.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. A good bawl made her feel better.
痛痛快快哭一場使她好過些了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. A good bawl usually makes her feel better.
一場號哭通常會使她好過些.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Do you think I'm just going to bawl you out and that'll be an end of it?
你覺得我把你痛罵一頓就完事了？
來自柯林斯例句
5. You know how I hate people who bawl all the time.