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v.cry out involuntarily
她吓得失声叫了起来。
She was so frightened she let out an involuntary scream.
救护车到来时,他在失声痛苦地叫喊。
By the time the ambulance arrived, he was really hollering.
听到噩耗,小男孩失声痛哭。
Hearing the bad news, the little boy was all tears.
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v.be choked with tears; become choked with sobs due to excessive sorrow
在为儿子的死提供证据时,他两次失声痛哭。
He broke down twice when giving evidence on his son's death.
如果他去参加葬礼,会失声痛哭的。
If he goes to the funeral, he'll break down.
他失声痛哭。
He was choked with tears.
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v.lose one's voice
一天喊下来,喉咙都失声了。
After crying the whole day, I could only talk in a whisper.
由于主唱失声,巡回演出推迟了。
The tour was postponed when the lead singer lost his voice.
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