Scream your head off 大声狂叫
Detail from Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream.
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The painting The Scream is often seen as a symbol of anxiety and panic. On 2 May 2012 it will be sold in an auction in New York and it is thought it could reach up to $80 million (over¥500 million). This would make it one of the most expensive paintings ever auctioned.
有人认为《呐喊》这幅油画展现了现代人焦虑和恐慌的心态。艺术大师爱德华•蒙克的这幅巨作将于2012年5月2日在纽约的一家拍卖行亮相。据估计这幅画的成交价可能超过8,000万美元 (约5亿人民币)。如果真如估价所称，此作品将创下艺术品最高拍卖价格。
短语 scream one's head off 的意思是长时间的大声叫。
例句
In Edvard Munch's painting, the figure is screaming his head off in despair.
When my mother saw the mouse on the kitchen floor, she started screaming her head off!
My friend's baby was screaming his head off in the restaurant. I think he was hungry.
请注意
和短语 scream your head off 的使用方法相似，laugh your head off 的意思是长时间的放声大笑。
I was laughing my head off while watching the film. That actor is so funny.
Lucy likes Paul a lot. She's always laughing her head off when she's with him.
