释义
n.
a person or thing that makes a screaming sound
尖声喊叫的人；发出尖锐刺耳声的东西。
〈非正式〉 快速（或有影响）的事物
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he won a screamer of a 500 cc final .他赢得了有影响的500cc决赛。
an extremely fast ball or shot
快球；快速击球
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he sent two screamers past the Oxford goalkeeper .他两记劲射，攻破牛津队大门。
〈主美〉 轰动的标题，巨幅标题
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his death caused a front-page screamer .报纸头版大标题报道他的死讯。
〈旧〉 引人捧腹大笑的事。
a large goose-like South American waterbird with a short bill, a sharp bony spur on each wing, and a harsh honking call
（南美产的）叫鸭。
短语
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two-pot screamer Austral. informal a person who shows the effects of alcohol after drinking comparatively little 〈澳，非正式〉 易醉的人；稍饮即醉的人