• vi. 叫喊；狗吠
• vt. （因痛而）叫喊，叫喊着说
• n. 尖叫，大叫；吠声

来自PIE*ghel,叫喊，呼喊，拟声词，词源同nightingale,yell.

yelp (v.)

Old English gielpan (West Saxon), gelpan (Anglian) "to boast, exult," from Proto-Germanic *gel- (cognates: Old Saxon galpon, Old Norse gjalpa "to yelp," Old Norse gjalp "boasting," Old High German gelph "outcry"), from PIE root *ghel- (1) "to cry out" (see yell (v.)). Meaning "utter a quick, sharp, bark or cry" is 1550s, probably from the noun. Related: Yelped; yelping.

yelp (n.)

Old English gielp "boasting, pride, arrogance," from source of yelp (v.). Meaning "quick, sharp bark or cry" is attested from early 16c.

1. I had to bite back a yelp of surprise.

我只好强忍住，没惊叫出来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.

她吃惊地喊叫了一声跳了回去.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. His laughter was cathartic, an animal yelp that brought tears to his eyes.

他哈哈大笑以宣泄情绪，声音如野兽般尖厉，眼泪都笑出来了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The dog gave a yelp of pain.

狗疼得叫了一声.

来自辞典例句

5. She gave a little yelp and fled upstairs.

她尖叫了一声,逃上楼去.

来自辞典例句