• vi. 呱呱地叫；發牢騷；死
• vt. 用嘶啞的聲音說；死亡
• n. 呱呱叫聲；低沉沙啞的說話聲

擬聲詞。

croak (v.)

early 14c., crouken, imitative or related to Old English cracian (see crack (v.)). Slang meaning "to die" is first recorded 1812, from sound of death rattle. Related: Croaked; croaking.

croak (n.)

1560s, from croak (v.).

1. Tiller moaned and managed to croak, "Help me."

蒂勒呻吟著，用沙啞的聲音勉強喊出了一聲“救救我”。

來自柯林斯例句

2. His voice was just a croak.

他的嗓音沙啞。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I had a sore throat and could only croak.

我喉嚨痛，只能啞著嗓子說話。

來自《權威詞典》

4. Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.

每個人似乎都有點不對勁,想發發牢騷.

來自辭典例句

5. She could only croak because of her heavy cold.

她因患重感冒只能用沙啞的聲音說話.

來自辭典例句