| 单词 | slur |
| 释义 | slur (once / 3245 pages) 1vn 2vn A slur is an insulting remark. In a political campaign, it’s not unheard of for a candidate to launch a slur at her opponent, though doing so is usually frowned upon. Slur can also be used as a verb meaning “to insult,” and it has a number of additional meanings as well. To slur one’s speech is to pronounce words in a clumsy, lazy way. In the context of music, to slur is to slide smoothly from one note to another. The word history of slur is hazy, but some scholars have suggested a relationship with a Dutch word meaning "to drag." WORD FAMILYslur: slurred, slurring, slurs USAGE EXAMPLESLane argued it was a complimentary reference to physical strength and “was not accompanied by any overtly racial slurs.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Marchand says the person who used the slur also directed it at a teammate. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Passengers became suspicious when they heard slurred words and unclear announcements from the cockpit. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v utter indistinctly Hyper mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 2v become vague or indistinct Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper blur, dim focalise, focalize, focus become focussed or come into focus efface, obliterate remove completely from recognition or memory weaken become weaker 3v play smoothly or legato the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata Hyper play, spiel replay (as a melody) 4n (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato 2Hypo|Hyper tie (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value musical notation (music) notation used by musicians 1v speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur your comments are slurring your co-workers Hyper denote, refer have as a meaning 2n a disparaging remark it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility Syn|Hypo|Hyper aspersion ethnic slur a slur on someone's race or language depreciation, derogation, disparagement a communication that belittles somebody or something 3n a blemish made by dirt Syn|Hypo|Hyper blot, daub, smear, smirch, smudge, spot blotch, splodge, splotch an irregularly shaped spot fingermark, fingerprinta smudge made by a (dirty) finger inkblota blot made with ink blemish, defect, mar a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
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