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purr

v.咕噜咕噜叫,发出喉音 n.咕噜咕噜声

难易程度:

purr为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:purred 过去分词:purred 现在分词:purring 第三人称单数:purrs

近义词, 同义词

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purr


/pɜ:(r); pɝ/
v [I, Ipr]
(a) (of a cat) make a low continuous vibrating sound (指猫)发低而连续的呼噜声
*purring happily 快活地呼噜作声.
(b) (of machinery) make a similar smooth vibrating sound (指机器)发低沉而连续的呼隆声
*a car engine purring smoothly 汽车发动机平隐地呼隆作响.

n purring sound (猫的)呼噜声; (机器的)呼隆声
*the contented purrs of the cat 猫表示满足的呼噜声.

purr


v
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: From the sound]
[I]
if a cat purrs, it makes a soft low sound in its throat to show that it is pleased
[I]
if the engine of a vehicle or machine purrs, it works perfectly and makes a quiet smooth sound
 The big Bentley purred along the road.
[I and T]
to speak in a soft low sexy voice
 'That feels good,' she purred.
>purrn[C]