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burr

美音:[bə: ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[bə: ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
v.用喉音说话

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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.]
alsobur
the 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 motor
a rough spot on a piece of metal