c. 1300, yolpen, probably echoic variant of yelpen (see yelp). Related: Yawped; yawping. The noun, in reference to speech, is recorded from 1835, now used chiefly in conscious echo of Whitman (1855).
雙語例句
1. I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world.
我聽見我那原始野蠻的嗥叫越過世界的屋脊.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. The yawp from dry coal shed of power plant in zone badly bothers the residents around.