| 单词 | burp |
| 释义 | burp (once / 31519 pages) nv A burp is a belch, or the loud release of trapped air loudly through your mouth. The sound of a burp during a quiet moment makes some people frown and others giggle. The sound you make when you reflexively let air or gas escape from your mouth is a burp — and to make this noise is to burp. The typical cause of a burp is swallowed air, with some people being able to gulp air and make themselves burp on purpose. Drinking fizzy soda can also make you burp. The word comes from the sound of a burp — it's imitative, and it first appeared in the 1930s. WORD FAMILYburp: burped, burping, burps USAGE EXAMPLESThe babies are actually RealCare Infant Simulators - high-tech dolls that cry, burp, slurp, giggle, and send data to Currie to analyze for grades. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) She tried burping the doll and checked the diaper. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) My wife noticed every tummy bubble, gurgle and burp, hoping against hope that it was the sound of a new life stirring in her womb. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth Syn|Hyper belch, belching, burping, eructation ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflexan automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus 2v expel gas from the stomach In China it is polite to burp at the table Syn|Hyper belch, bubble, eruct breathe, emit, pass off expel (gases or odors) |
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