purrs

英 [pɜːz] 美 [pɜːrz]

v.  (猫)发出呼噜声，惬意地打呼噜; 轰隆作响; 轰鸣着移动; (愉快或满意地)低沉柔和地讲话; 轻声招呼
purr的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB （猫等满足地）发出呼噜声
    When a cat purrs, it makes a low vibrating sound with its throat because it is contented.
    1. The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically.
      胖乎乎的姜黄色小猫惬意地躺在她的怀里，大声地打着呼噜。
  2. VERB （机器等）发出持续低沉的声音，发隆隆声
    When the engine of a machine such as a car purrs, it is working and making a quiet, continuous, vibrating sound.
    1. Both boats purred out of the cave mouth and into open water...
      两艘船隆隆地从洞口开出，进入了开阔的水域。
    2. The Rolls Royce purred down the country road.
      那辆劳斯莱斯沿着乡村小路咕隆隆地开走了。
    3. Purr is also a noun.
    4. Carmela heard the purr of a motorcycle coming up the drive.
      卡梅拉听到摩托车隆隆地开上了车道。
  3. VERB （人愉快或劝说别人时）轻柔地说话
    When someone purrs, they speak in a soft, gentle voice because they are pleased or because they want to persuade you to do something for them.
    1. 'You can tell me the truth,' she purred.
      “你可以告诉我真相，”她轻声说。
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双语例句

  1. Many suggest a cat purrs from contentment and pleasure.
    很多人都认为猫是因为满足和愉快才发出这种声音的。
  2. Cats have about 100 words in their vocabulary in the form of meows, growls, purrs and hisses.
    猫猫们的语言形式有喵喵叫、咆哮、呼噜声和嘘声，在这些形式中一共有大约100个词汇。
  3. If you need a sign it is time to trim your cat's nails, nothing is clearer than when she perches on your lap, purrs and starts kneading your thighs with her front paws.
    如果你想知道它何时需要修剪指甲，那么在你膝盖上蜷缩，发出呜呜声并开始用它的前爪揉捏你的大腿，便是它给你的最好的讯号。
  4. And do you understand his purrs and meows?
    而且你明白它的叫声吗？
  5. When a cat is hungry, it purrs.
    当猫饥饿时，它咕噜咕噜叫。
  6. That's why the dog is so joyful and why the cat purrs.
    这是为什麽狗始终都如此欢乐而猫总是会发出满足的咕噜声。
  7. The contented purrs of the cat.
    猫表示满足的呼噜声。
  8. Our understanding of why a domestic cat purrs is becoming more complete;
    人类家猫为何发呼噜声的认识正日趋；
  9. No one knows for sure why a domestic cat purrs, but many people interpret the sound as one of contentment.
    没有人知道为什么一个家猫发出咕噜咕噜的声音，但许多人解释声音作为一种满足感。
  10. But he seems to take his work very seriously, and when he settles next to a patient who is dying, he purrs and nuzzles them.
    但它对它的工作似乎非常认真，当它停留在即将去世的病人身边时，它用鼻子爱抚着他们并轻轻地发出“呜呜”的叫声。
  11. But a cat also purrs when it is injured and in pain.
    但是，猫受了伤或处于疼痛中时，也会发出呼噜声。
  12. A hungry cat always purrs.
    饥饿的猫总是咕噜咕噜叫。
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