释义 |
slur /slûr/ noun- An aspersion, stain, imputation of blame or wrongdoing
- Disparagement
- Discredit to one's reputation
- A slight
- A blur
- A running together resulting in indistinctness in writing or speech
- A smooth or legato effect (music)
- A curved line indicating that notes are to be sung to one syllable, played with one bow, or with a smooth gliding effect
- A gliding movement in dancing (obsolete)
- A gliding throw in cheating with dice (obsolete)
- Thin mud (dialect)
transitive verb (slurrˈing; slurred)- To disparage, cast aspersions on
- To smear or besmirch (dialect)
- To glide over slyly so as to mask or to avoid attracting attention
- To blur
- To sound (esp speech) indistinctly
- To sing or play legato
- To go through perfunctorily
- To slip glidingly out of the dice-box (obsolete)
- To cheat (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Origin obscure, perh different words that have run together slurred adjective slurrˈy /slurˈi/ noun A thin paste or semi-fluid mixture, eg a thin liquid cement, liquid waste from farm animals, liquid waste or residue from mining, coal-washing, etc |