informal, chiefly N. Amer. <非正式, 主北美>
(blatted, blatting)no obj.
1
- make a bleating sound咩咩叫, 像羊一样叫。
2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction travel quickly, typically in a car(多指乘汽车)飞驰:
blatting down the motorway.
在高速公路上飞驰。
- a bleat or similar noise咩咩的叫声; 像羊般的叫声:
the blat of Jack's horn.
杰克的号角发出的咩咩声。
词源
mid 19th cent.: imitative.