Purr
[pɜː] or [pɝ]
解释:
(noun.) a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat.
(verb.) indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats.
汉密尔顿校对--From WordNet
解释:
(v. i. & t.) To murmur as a cat. See Pur.
(n.) The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur.
唐纳德录入
解释:
v.i. to utter a low murmuring sound as a cat when pleased: to signify by or as by purring.—ns. Purr; Purr′ing the low murmuring sound of a cat.—adv. Purr′ingly.
爱丽丝录入
例句:
- Her empty bed, her idle ball, Will never see her more; No gentle tap, no loving purr Is heard at the parlor door. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- A fat gray cat with a tail that lifted like a plume crossed the floor to our table and curved against my leg to purr each time she rubbed. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- She commenced calling in a low singsong voice that was half purr. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- I know somebody to whose knee that black cat loves to climb, against whose shoulder and cheek it likes to purr. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I was sure that you would see it in that light, he purred. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I should think none but disagreeable people do, said Celia, in her usual purring way. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
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