| 词汇 | bray |
| 释义 | bray verb uk /breɪ/ us /breɪ/ [ I ] to make the loud noise typical of a donkey(= an animal like a small horse with long ears): （驴）叫;发出似驴叫的声音 The mules suddenly started braying.骡子突然叫了起来。 [ I or T ] to make a loud, unpleasant noise: They were all braying with laughter. "Come on, England!" he brayed. She had a loud, braying laugh. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cheep cockcrow coo honk miaow moo peep purr quack trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Shouting & screaming Ways of speaking Describing qualities of the human voice bray noun[ C ] uk /breɪ/ us /breɪ/ the noise made by a donkey (= an animal like a horse with long ears), or a loud, unpleasant noise similar to this: In the distance they see the glow of the campfires and hear the occasional bray of a mule. Quite suddenly and unexpectedly, the older man let out a bray of laughter. The familiar bray of Peregrine's voice could be heard. The loudest noise on the farm is likely to come from a donkey's bray or the clanking of cattle bells. The home crowd greeted his goal attempt with donkey brays. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cheep cockcrow coo honk miaow moo peep purr quack trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny bray | American Dictionarybray verb[ I ] us/breɪ/ to make the loud sound that a donkey makes Examples of braybray 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They begin to roar and shout and bray, because they cannot justify their arguments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also believe it is unthinkable and impossible that the war-whoop of a faction or the bray of a minority should ultimately prevail over the cry of a nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The violins alternate playing high, loud notes and low, buzzing ones (in the manner of a donkey's braying hee-haw). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Apparently, the mules were just too tired to bray. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With his deafening bray and stampede there was no mercy for anyone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One of her most distinct traits is her unique laugh, which sounds like a donkey's bray. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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