growls

n.吠声；咆哮声

v.怒吠；咆哮；吼

I kicked the dog, which responded by growling/with a growl. 我踢了那条狗，它便狂吠起来。

The dog evinced its dislike of stranger by growl. 犬以咆哮表示憎恶生人。

He answered the question with growl. 他咆哮着回答了这个问题。

The dog growled at me. 那狗向我咆哮。

We heard the thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处隆隆的雷声。

Back in the kitchen, he began to growl. 他回到了厨房，开始吼叫。

growl的基本含义是“吼”,可指狗等发怒时“嚎叫”、雷声等“轰鸣”,也可指人“咆哮着说”,指因某事而发怒以至说话时非常激动。

growl多用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作不及物动词时,后接抽象名词或that引导的从句作宾语。也可引出直接引语。