purring

英 [ˈpɜːrɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɜːrɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：purring　复数：purrings　

医学

BNC.40258 / COCA.36941

柯林斯词典

• VERB （猫等满足地）发出呼噜声
  When a catpurrs, 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。
• 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 carpurrs, 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. Purris 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。
• VERB （人愉快或劝说别人时）轻柔地说话
  When someonepurrs, 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。

双语例句

• Purring is a unique vocal feature in the domestic cat.
  呼噜声是家猫所特有的发音特征。
• Seems to be purring along now, huh?
  好象一路上都有点杂音啊？
• The only problem was that the saint had a young cat, an annoying creature, who used to walk through the temple meowing and purring and bothering everyone during meditation.
  唯一的问题是，圣人有一只恼人的小猫，在禅坐时段经常穿过寺院，喵呜呼噜叫，干扰每个人。
• The purring of the freezer had been the sea.
  冰箱的蜂鸣声让他感到自己就在海上。
• Vets suggest that this purring tells "Mom" that "I am okay" and that "I am here".
  兽医们这是在告诉猫妈妈“我挺好的”和“我儿呢”之类的信息。
• The deep vibes are replaced by a quiet purring inside your chest.
  深沉的振动被你胸中一种轻微的咕噜声取代。
• At six weeks of age, little Nathan, Mal and their sister who is yet to be named, resemble three kittens purring and napping for the majority of the day.
  小狮子南森，马尔和它们还没有名字的小妹妹都只有六个星期大，一整天大部分时间里它们就像三只小猫咪一样在呼噜和打瞌睡。
• When I lay down on the sofa, he gets on my body and starts massaging my stomach with his paws and purring loudly.
  当我躺在沙发上的时候，它会爬到我身上开始用它的爪子按摩我的胃，还会高兴地发出猫的那种咕噜声。
• 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。
• She basked in the prosperity of the school like a purring tabby cat.
  她就象个悠然自得的，咕噜咕噜叫的雌猫一样，沉浸在这所学校的繁荣昌盛之中。