screaming

screaming — 動詞

1. the -ing form of the verb 'scream', used when someone is making a very loud, hig

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A2
釋義

尖叫；大叫

因恐懼、疼痛等發出尖銳叫聲

the -ing form of the verb 'scream', used when someone is making a very loud, high-pitched sound because they are afraid, in pain, very angry, or very excited, or to describe an action that happens at the same time as the scream

例句

The baby was screaming so loudly that Soraya could not hear the phone ring.

那個嬰兒大聲尖叫，Soraya 幾乎聽不到電話鈴聲。

progressive tense: was + screaming + adverb (so loudly)

Adina woke up screaming after a terrible nightmare about a fire in her apartment building.

Adina 做了一場可怕的火災惡夢，尖叫著醒來。

participle describing simultaneous action: woke up + screaming

文法句型

scream + at + someone

scream + that-clause

scream + with + emotion (fear, pain, laughter, excitement)

wake up / run off / come + screaming (participle)

用法筆記

As a present participle, 'screaming' is commonly used in progressive tenses (was screaming, is screaming) and as a gerund subject (Screaming will not help). It also appears in participle phrases describing simultaneous action (ran off screaming, came running and screaming).

常見錯誤

❌She was screaming him from across the street.
✅She was screaming at him from across the street.
💡When directing a scream toward someone, use the preposition 'at'.
❌I heard someone screaming, but I did not see who was it.
✅I heard someone screaming, but I did not see who it was.
💡In reported questions, keep the subject before the verb.

screaming — 形容詞