| 释义 |
▪ I. wuff, n.|wʌf|
[Echoic. Cf. woof n.2, wough n., and next.]
A low, suppressed bark of a dog.
1824[Carr] Craven Gloss. s.v. 1888‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Childr. ii, The ‘wuff-wuff’ of one or other of the dogs breaking the silence.
▪ II. wuff, v.|wʌf|
[Echoic. Cf. waff v., woof v.]
intr. To bark in a low, suppressed manner.
1851G. H. Kingsley Sp. & Trav. v. (1900) 143 That dog, now growling and ‘wuffing’ in his dreams. 1928D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xii. 197 The dog wuffed softly, slowly wagging her tail. 1932E. M. Brent-Dyer Chalet Girls in Camp vi. 84 ‘That dog just worships you, Jo.’.. Rufus ‘wuffed’ joyfully. |