shriller
adj. 尖锐的;刺耳的(shrill 的变形)
例句
Their demands became ever shriller.
他们的要求变得更为强烈。
In the past two years that nationalism has acquired a shriller tone.
在过去两年的时间,民族主义呼声高涨。
British ones are shriller and more widely read than in most countries.
英国的报纸相比其他国家更为尖刻受众面也更广。