- a characteristic high whinnying sound made by a horse马嘶声。
no obj.
1- (of a horse) make such a sound; utter a neigh(马)嘶, 嘶鸣。
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- (of a person) make a similar sound(人)发马嘶般的声音:
they neighed dutifully at jokes they did not understand.
对于听不懂的笑话他们也应付似地嘶声大笑。
词源
Old English hnǣgan (verb), of imitative origin; compare with Dutch dialect neijen.