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  • 1

    v.cry out involuntarily

    • tā xià de shī shēng jiào le qǐ lai

      失声起来

      She was so frightened she let out an involuntary scream.

    • jiù hù chē dào lái shí tā zài shī shēng tòng kǔ de jiào hǎn

      救护车到来失声痛苦叫喊

      By the time the ambulance arrived, he was really hollering.

    • tīng dào è hào xiǎo nán hái shī shēng tòng kū

      听到噩耗男孩失声痛哭

      Hearing the bad news, the little boy was all tears.

  • 2

    v.be choked with tears; become choked with sobs due to excessive sorrow

    • zài wèi ér zi de sǐ tí gōng zhèng jù shí tā liǎng cì shī shēng tòng kū

      儿子提供证据两次失声痛哭

      He broke down twice when giving evidence on his son's death.

    • rú guǒ tā qù cān jiā zàng lǐ huì shī shēng tòng kū de

      如果参加葬礼失声痛哭

      If he goes to the funeral, he'll break down.

    • tā shī shēng tòng kū

      失声痛哭

      He was choked with tears.

  • 3

    v.lose one's voice

    • yī tiān hǎn xià lái hóu lóng dōu shī shēng le

      一天下来喉咙失声

      After crying the whole day, I could only talk in a whisper.

    • yóu yú zhǔ chàng shī shēng xún huí yǎn chū tuī chí le

      由于主唱失声巡回演出推迟

      The tour was postponed when the lead singer lost his voice.