| 释义 |
bur·ble
I. \ˈbər]bəl, ˈbə̄], ˈbəi]\ verb
(burbled ; burbled ; burbling \]b(ə)liŋ\ ; burbles)
Etymology: Middle English burblen, probably of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1. : to make a bubbling sound : gurgle
< brooks … that burble past our own home windows — Gladys B. Stern >
2. : to talk incessantly and usually with enthusiasm : prattle
< passengers who burble on about how small … the world has become — Richard Thruelsen >
3. : to separate from the surface of an airfoil and break up into eddies : become turbulent
transitive verb
1. Scotland : confuse, muddle
2. : to utter with unrestrained enthusiasm : gush
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English burble bubble, from burblen, v.
1. Scotland : disorder, trouble
2. : a bubbling noise; especially : burbling talk
3. : the breaking up into eddies of the streamline flow of air about a body (as an airplane wing) |