| 词汇 | braying |
| 释义 | braying present participle ofbray 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 purr quack roar 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 Examples of brayingbraying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 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 If that person stopped when others started the originator and perpetrator of this offence—the mindless baying and braying of offensive language or animal sounds—might well get away with it. 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. The men met their deaths, amongst the braying mob, with calm and resolve. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bird then waves its head from side to side, braying loudly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Preliminary analysis of braying calls and cluster analysis of morphometrics partially supported these results. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When courting they will spread their wings, wave their heads, and rap their bills together, while braying. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Music critics have speculated that the movement is meant to compare music critics to braying donkeys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It utters a donkey-like braying call around the breeding areas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another says that the braying of pack mules prompted the miners to use the singer's name in sarcastic humor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She makes a harsh braying sound when excited or distressed and is also prone to drooling. 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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