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

• （驴子）嘶叫
  when a donkey brays , it makes a loud unpleasant sound
• 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

• VERB （驴）嘶叫
  When a donkeybrays, 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。
• VERB 发出驴叫似的声音；刺耳地高声说话
  If someonebrays, 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. Brayis 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。

英英释义

noun

• the cry of an ass

verb

• laugh loudly and harshly
• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  1. grind the spices in a mortar
  2. mash the garlic
  Synonym:grindmashcrunchcomminute
• braying characteristic of donkeys
  Synonym:hee-haw

双语例句

• Margaret Bray says that is a necessary and effective measure.
  布雷说，这是必要和有效的措施。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The bray of the donkey absorbed us.
  驴叫声吸引了我们。
• Neil brayed with angry laughter
  尼尔愤怒地尖声大笑。
• 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。
• 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。