bray

名词 bray:

1. the cry of an ass

动词 bray:

1. braying characteristic of donkeys
   同义词：hee-haw
2. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
   同义词：grind, mash, crunch, comminute
3. laugh loudly and harshly

1. Every ass loves to hear himself bray.
   每只驴子都爱自已叫。
2. The bray of the donkey absorbed us.
   驴叫声吸引了我们。

bray

v.（动词）
brayed,bray.ing,brays
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To utter the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
驴叫声：驴大声而刺耳的叫唤
To sound loudly and harshly:
嘟嘟叫：大声而刺耳地发出声响：
例句：
The foghorn brayed all night.
雾号整夜发出刺耳的叫声

v.tr.（及物动词）
To emit (an utterance or a sound) loudly and harshly.
大声而刺耳地发出（叫唤或声音）
n.（名词）
The loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
驴叫：驴大声而刺耳的叫声
A sound resembling that of a donkey:
类似驴叫的声音：
例句：
.an endless bray of pointless jocosity.(Louis Auchincloss)
.无穷无尽毫无意义的滑稽的干嚎.(路易斯·奥金克洛斯)

来源：
Middle English braien
中古英语 braien
from Old French braire
源自 古法语 braire
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语的]

bray
bray 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
brayed,bray.ing,brays
To crush and pound to a fine consistency, as in a mortar.
研碎：压碎或捣成一种精细的均匀体，如在研钵中
To spread (ink) thinly over a surface.
在表面上薄薄地涂（墨水）

来源：
Middle English braien
中古英语 braien
from Old French breier
源自 古法语 breier
[of Germanic origin] * see bhreg-
[源于日耳曼语] *参见 bhreg-