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单词 bray
释义
bray
verb
uk
/breɪ/us
/breɪ/
[I]
to make theloudnoisetypicalof adonkey(= ananimallike asmallhorsewithlongears):
Themulessuddenlystartedbraying.骡子突然叫了起来。
[IorT]
to make aloud,unpleasantnoise:
（驴）叫；发出似驴叫的声音
They were all braying withlaughter.
"Come on,England!" he brayed.
She had aloud, brayinglaugh.她发出响亮刺耳的笑声。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) sounds
  • baa
  • bark
  • bleat
  • buzzy
  • caterwauling
  • chatter
  • cockcrow
  • coo
  • cry
  • hee-haw
  • honk
  • howling
  • miaow
  • peep
  • purr
  • quack
  • squeak
  • trill
  • trumpet
  • warble
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bray
noun[C]
uk
/breɪ/us
/breɪ/
thenoisemade by adonkey(= ananimallike ahorsewithlongears), or aloud,unpleasantnoisesimilarto this:
In thedistancetheyseetheglowof thecampfiresandheartheoccasionalbray of amule.
Quitesuddenlyandunexpectedly, theoldermanletout a bray oflaughter.
More examples
  • Thefamiliarbray of Peregrine'svoicecould beheard.
  • Theloudestnoiseon thefarmislikelyto come from a donkey's bray or theclankingofcattlebells.
  • Thehomecrowdgreetedhisgoalattemptwithdonkeybrays.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) sounds
  • baa
  • bark
  • bleat
  • buzzy
  • caterwauling
  • chatter
  • cockcrow
  • coo
  • cry
  • hee-haw
  • honk
  • howling
  • miaow
  • peep
  • purr
  • quack
  • squeak
  • trill
  • trumpet
  • warble
See more results »
(Definition ofbrayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
bray
verb[I]
uk
/breɪ/us
/breɪ/
to make aloud,unpleasantnoise
（驴）叫；发出似驴叫的声音
Themulessuddenlystartedbraying.骡子突然叫了起来。
She had aloud, brayinglaugh.她发出响亮刺耳的笑声。

bray| American Dictionary

bray
verb[I]
us
/breɪ/
to make theloudsoundthat adonkeymakes
(Definition ofbrayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbray

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I do not think they realised what an ugly sight that was, with their laughing, braying faces flushed with seven years of an overwhelming majority.
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They begin to roar and shout andbray, because they cannot justify their arguments.
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Imagine their discomfiture if they find that, worse than a live band, they are to have a loudspeaker braying at them for hours at a time.
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I also believe it is unthinkable and impossible that the war-whoop of a faction or thebrayof a minority should ultimately prevail over the cry of a nation.
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Earlier today they treated us to a disgraceful display of brawling and braying in support of mandatory postal ballots, but now that we are discussing the practicalities they are absent.
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The violins alternate playing high, loud notes and low, buzzing ones (in the manner of a donkey's braying hee-haw).
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Apparently, the mules were just too tired tobray.
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With his deafeningbrayand stampede there was no mercy for anyone.
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One of her most distinct traits is her unique laugh, which sounds like a donkey'sbray.
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