Creaking

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Creak

(n.) A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.

校对:谢尔曼

• When I awoke, the wind had risen, and the sign of the house (the Ship) was creaking and banging about, with noises that startled me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• In a few minutes after, I heard the creaking of my door, as if some one endeavoured to open it softly. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• As for hindrance to this step, there offered not so much as a creaking hinge or a clicking latch. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Then I heard a gentle creaking as the window was very slowly opened. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Mrs. Snagsby is so perpetually on the alert that the house becomes ghostly with creaking boards and rustling garments. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The creaking of the masts, the clang of the wheels, the tramp above, all persuaded her that she was already far from the shores of Greece. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I like the wind in the high trees and the creaking they make against each other. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Fagin laughed; and making some reply which did not reach her, seemed, by the creaking of the boards, to lead his companion to the second story. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Briggs too well heard the creaking Firkin descend the stairs, and the clink of the spoon and gruel-basin the neglected female carried. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• There was a long pause, during which we held our breath, and then a very gentle creaking sound came to our ears. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• At last however about two in the morning, I suddenly heard the gentle sound of a bolt being pushed back and the creaking of a key. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• And so he struggled to encompass a similar hold with the left hand, and in a few moments Terkoz's bull neck was creaking beneath a full-Nelson. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The massy portals of the churches swung creaking on their hinges; and some few lay dead on the pavement. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• It is my strong impression that I heard it, and yet, among the crash of the gale and the creaking of an old house, I may possibly have been deceived. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• At last, we heard the creaking of heavy boots descending the stairs. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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