单词 | purr |
释义 | purr (once / 1804 pages) nv The happy sound a relaxed cat makes is a purr. A purr is low and fluttery, and you can feel it vibrating in the cat's body. Your pet cat purrs, and so do some of her larger relatives, like the puma and the bobcat, as well as the cat-like animal called a genet, raccoons, badgers, tapirs, and even guinea pigs. Scientists aren't entirely sure how a cat purrs, but they do know that felines can either purr or roar, but not both (lions, for example, don't purr). They also suspect that a purr evolved as communication between mother cats and nursing kittens. WORD FAMILYpurr: purred, purring, purrs USAGE EXAMPLESPurring jaguars prowled about our tents at night along with other unseen beasts. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Yearwood purrs persuasively in “Santa Baby,” and Brooks brings the requisite light touch to the utterly forgettable novelty contribution, “Ugly Christmas Sweater.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016) Going up to “spicy,” the boost in chile acted like a magnifying lens, articulating each flavor, and I started to purr. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1n a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat Hyper sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 2v indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats Syn|Hyper make vibrant sounds resonate, vibrate sound with resonance 3v make a soft swishing sound the car engine purred Syn|Hyper birr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz go, sound make a certain noise or sound |
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