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bray 1 AHD[brā] D.J.[breɪ]K.K.[bre]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：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："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)
- 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 2 AHD[brā] D.J.[breɪ]K.K.[bre]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）
- 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-
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