in a way that is loud, high, and unpleasant or painful to listen to

The maid jumped and began to scream shrilly. 女仆跳了起来，开始尖声呼叫。

Inside a child's bedroom a smoke alarm beeps shrilly. 在孩子的卧室里，烟雾警报器发出刺耳的哔哔声。

in a way that is too forceful in its arguments or criticism

The media shrilly warn of impending chaos and anarchy. 媒体尖锐地警告即将到来的混乱和无政府状态。

These incidents were shrilly denounced in the news pages. 这些事件在新闻页面上被严厉谴责。