burr
美音:
[bə:
]英音:
[bə:
]v.用喉音说话
难易程度:
burr为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:burred 过去分词:burred 现在分词:burring 第三人称单数:burrs
burr
1 = bur.
/bɜ:(r); bɝ/
n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 whirring or humming sound made eg by parts of a machine turning quickly or by a telephone 隆隆声(如机器部件快速运转时发出的); 嗡嗡声(如电话机的声音).
2 strong pronunciation of the `r' sound, typical of certain English accents; accent using this 浓重的r音(为英语某些方音); 带有浓重的r音的口音
*speak with a soft West Country burr 用柔和的英国西南部地区的腔调说话.
v [I] make a burr 发浓重的r音.
burr
n[C][
Sense: 1,4;
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from a
Scandinavian language]
[
Sense: 2-3;
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Probably from the sound.]
alsoburthe seed container of some plants, covered with sharp points that make it stick to things
BrE a way of pronouncing English with a strong 'r' sound
a fairly quiet regular sound like something turning quickly
=
whirr the burr of a motora rough spot on a piece of metal