a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion

shrieks of delight 兴奋的尖叫

He suddenly let out a piercing shriek. 他突然发出一声刺耳的尖叫。

to make such a cry

We shrieked with laughter when we realized how stupid we'd been. 意识到自己有多愚蠢时，我们大笑了起来。

I tried to apologize, but he just shrieked abuse at me. 我想道歉，但他却冲着我高声辱骂。

[ + speech ] "Don't you dare do that ever again!" she shrieked. “你以后再那样做试试！”她尖声嚷道。