bray

英 [breɪ] 美 [breɪ]

v.  (驴子)嘶叫; 以刺耳的高声讲话(或笑)
n.  驴叫声,似驴叫的声音; (喇叭的)嘟嘟声

过去式:brayed现在分词:braying复数:brays第三人称单数:brays过去分词:brayed

GRE

BNC.16765 / COCA.23133



牛津词典

verb

  1. (驴子)嘶叫
    when a donkey brays , it makes a loud unpleasant sound
    1. 以刺耳的高声讲话(或笑)
      to talk or laugh in a loud unpleasant voice
      1. He brayed with laughter.
        他刺耳地大笑。
      2. a braying voice
        刺耳的声音

    柯林斯词典

    1. VERB (驴)嘶叫
      When a donkey brays, it makes a loud harsh sound.
      1. The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.
        这头驴嘶叫着试图脱缰而逃。
    2. VERB 发出驴叫似的声音;刺耳地高声说话
      If someone brays, they make a loud harsh sound or talk in a loud harsh way.
      1. Neil brayed with angry laughter...
        尼尔愤怒地尖声大笑。
      2. Her voice was shockingly loud. 'Put the chair down,' she brayed...
        她的声音大得吓人。“放下椅子,”她粗声说道。
      3. William had a loud, braying voice.
        威廉有一副大嗓门,说起话来粗声粗气。
      4. Bray is also a noun.
      5. She cut him off with a wild bray of laughter.
        她用刺耳的狂笑打断了他的讲话。

    双语例句

    1. The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.
      这头驴嘶叫着试图脱缰而逃。
    2. Neil brayed with angry laughter
      尼尔愤怒地尖声大笑。
    3. Her voice was shockingly loud. 'Put the chair down,' she brayed
      她的声音大得吓人。“放下椅子,”她粗声说道。
    4. William had a loud, braying voice.
      威廉有一副大嗓门,说起话来粗声粗气。
    5. Margaret Bray says that is a necessary and effective measure.
      布雷说,这是必要和有效的措施。
    6. Economist Margaret Bray of the London School of Economics says there is good reason to be nervous.
      伦敦经济研究院的经济学家布雷说,人们有充分理由感到不安。
    7. They also provide running commentary on the state of the Java language ( a current article is titled Java is boring, by Tim Bray).
      它们也提供了有关Java语言现状的连续评论(当前的一篇文章是由TimBray所写的Javaisboring)。
    8. Wendell Bray: Of course. I appreciate your honesty.
      豌豆:当然当然,谢谢你的直言相告。
    9. Dr. Bray says all of them gained weight.
      布雷博士表示,所有被研究者体重都增加了。
    10. Dr. Bray tells his patients to weigh themselves regularly so they can know quickly if they gain weight.
      布雷博士告诉他的病人定期测量体重,这样他们就能很快知道自己体重是否增加。
    11. Dr. George Bray at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana led the new study.
      路易斯安那州彭宁顿生物医学研究中心的乔治·布雷(GeorgeBray)博士领导了这项新的研究。
    12. Naysayers will bray that Los Angeles has hosted the Summer Games, twice.
      反对者会大吵大闹说洛杉矶已经两次主办过夏季奥运会了。
    13. The bray of the donkey absorbed us.
      驴叫声吸引了我们。
    14. Every ass likes to hear himself Bray.
      驴子喜欢听自己的嘶叫。
    15. Low-born king's intimates, Reynold Bray, Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, devoted themselves to extortion, while the king's spies and "promoters" roamed and listened everywhere.
      国王出身低微的密友雷诺•布雷、理查德•爱普生和埃德蒙•达德利都极力进行敲诈勒索,而国王的间谍和“推动者”到处刺探和窃听。
    16. By and by, the tiger got used to the donkey's bray and began to get nearer and nearer to it.
      渐渐地,老虎听惯了驴子的叫声,开始一点点地接近它。
    17. Johannesburg-Brothers John and Dave Varty won interim relief on Friday in their court case over a controversial tiger project against investors Li Quan and Stuart Bray.
      约翰内斯堡&本周五,在与全莉、斯图亚特·博锐夫妇关于老虎野化项目的诉讼中,瓦提兄弟获得法院中期济助。
    18. In an article, Tim Bray, examines the feedback from the first public draft of the APIs for the Sun Cloud.
      在一篇文章中,TimBray,审视了SunCloudAPI的第一版公众草稿所收到的反馈。
    19. Quan and Bray, a London-based married couple, invested heavily in the project.
      来自伦敦的全莉、博锐夫妇在该项目中有大量投资。
    20. An endless bray of pointless jocosity ( bLouis Auchincloss)
      无穷无尽毫无意义的滑稽的干嚎(b路易斯奥金克洛斯)
    21. Whoever is king, I will be vicar of bray.
      管它谁做国王呢,我都会见风使舵的。
    22. An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
      在还没有把星星摇下来之前,驴子也许会嘶叫一阵。
    23. They lived in a sleepy little village called bray.
      他们住在一个叫布雷的寂静的小村庄里。
    24. The Vartys claimed they were loaned the money by Bray, who denies this.
      而瓦提兄弟则称,该款项是他们取自博锐的贷款。而博锐否认了这一说法。
    25. Leibowitz said Bray and Quan have terminated their agreement and association with the Vartys, and would contest the provisional restraining order.
      利博维兹称,博锐和全莉已经终止了他们与瓦提兄弟的协议与合作,并将对禁令提出抗议。
    26. The querulous bray of a waking donkey.
      醒驴的哀叫声。
    27. The donkey was so scared that he began to bray.
      驴子害怕极了,拖长音叫起来。
    28. Swallow too sad about it, both inside and outside in the corridor," whispered "to bray.
      燕子大概太伤心吧,它们在楼道内外“喃喃”地嘶叫。
    29. That was when a loud bray made me about-face once more.
      就在这时,一只驴子的大叫声使我再次转过头来。
    30. If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.
      傻瓜惹着你,你别跟他缠。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. the cry of an ass

      verb

      1. laugh loudly and harshly

        1. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
          1. grind the spices in a mortar
          2. mash the garlic

          Synonym:    grindmashcrunchcomminute

        2. braying characteristic of donkeys

            Synonym:    hee-haw