bray

noun

/breɪ/

a loud unpleasant sound made by a donkey（驴子）嘶叫
a loud unpleasant way of talking or laughing以刺耳的高声讲话（或笑）
- a voice somewhere between a bray and a bellow介于嘶叫和吼叫之间的声音

verb

/breɪ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bray	/breɪ/ /breɪ/
he / she / it brays	/breɪz/ /breɪz/
past simple brayed	/breɪd/ /breɪd/
past participle brayed	/breɪd/ /breɪd/
-ing form braying	/ˈbreɪɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪɪŋ/

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

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brait ‘a shriek’, braire ‘to cry’ (the original senses in English), perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin.