English Dictionary

squeak

IPA（発音記号）

/skwiːk/

動詞

自動詞 俗語 他動詞 くだけた表現

(intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound. / (intransitive, slang) To inform, to squeal. / (transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.

日本語の意味

（自動詞）小さくて高い音を発する / （自動詞、俗語）（誰かが）告げ口する・情報を漏らす / （他動詞）小さく高い音を出させる、または、高い声で話す

The old door began to squeak as I pushed it open.

私が押して開けると、古いドアが短く高い音を立て始めた。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.

But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather than screws or nails. I suspect the adhesive will eventually embrittle and crack, resulting in the same squeaking problems as before.

意味（2）

(intransitive, slang) To inform, to squeal.

If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.

意味（3）

(transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.

意味（4）

(intransitive, games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.

意味（5）

(intransitive, informal) To win or progress by a narrow margin.

[…] allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin.

squeaks （ present singular third-person ）

squeaking （ participle present ）

squeaked （ participle past ）

squeaked （ past ）