是欢呼?是惊号?是哀叫?用英语怎么说？

是欢呼?是惊号?是哀叫?

Were they uttering cries of joy , or of warning , or of sorrow?

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

uttering

v. 以口发出声音( utter的现在分词 )，说，讲；

例句
They departed without uttering a word.
他们一言不发地离开了。

cries

v. 哭( cry的第三人称单数 )，喊，叫，叫卖，大声报道，哭着说，鸣；

例句
The officer on the beat picks up information; hears cries for help; makes people feel safe.
值勤警员注意观察情况，对救援呼叫及时反应，确保让百姓有一种安全感。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

joy

n. 高兴，喜悦，喜悦，成功；

例句
She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known.
她为他枯燥无味的生活带来了从未有过的乐趣。

or

conj. 或，或者，还是，不然，否则，左右；prep. <古、诗>在…之前，比…更早；n. [纹章]黑金色、黑色；

例句
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。

warning

n. 警告，征候，预兆，前车之鉴；adj. 警告的，告诫的，引以为戒的；v. 警告( warn的现在分词)，提醒，告诫，预先通知；

例句
Furniture in the classroom should not be changed around without warning the blind child...
教室中的桌椅如需要挪动，应事先告诉这个盲童。

sorrow

n. 悲痛，悔恨，惋惜，伤心事；vt.& vi. 悲痛，遗憾；

例句
As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.
他看着凯瑟琳，满眼忧伤。