名詞 bray:

1. the cry of an ass

動(dòng)詞 bray:

1. braying characteristic of donkeys
   同義詞：hee-haw
2. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
   同義詞：grind, mash, crunch, comminute
3. laugh loudly and harshly

1. Every ass loves to hear himself bray.
   每只驢子都愛自已叫。
2. The bray of the donkey absorbed us.
   驢叫聲吸引了我們。

bray

v.（動(dòng)詞）
brayed,bray.ing,brays
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To utter the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
驢叫聲：驢大聲而刺耳的叫喚
To sound loudly and harshly:
嘟嘟叫：大聲而刺耳地發(fā)出聲響：
例句：
The foghorn brayed all night.
霧號整夜發(fā)出刺耳的叫聲

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To emit (an utterance or a sound) loudly and harshly.
大聲而刺耳地發(fā)出（叫喚或聲音）
n.（名詞）
The loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
驢叫：驢大聲而刺耳的叫聲
A sound resembling that of a donkey:
類似驢叫的聲音：
例句：
.an endless bray of pointless jocosity.(Louis Auchincloss)
.無窮無盡毫無意義的滑稽的干嚎.(路易斯·奧金克洛斯)

來源：
Middle English braien
中古英語 braien
from Old French braire
源自 古法語 braire
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語的]

bray
bray 2

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
brayed,bray.ing,brays
To crush and pound to a fine consistency, as in a mortar.
研碎：壓碎或搗成一種精細(xì)的均勻體，如在研缽中
To spread (ink) thinly over a surface.
在表面上薄薄地涂（墨水）

來源：
Middle English braien
中古英語 braien
from Old French breier
源自 古法語 breier
[of Germanic origin] * see bhreg-
[源于日耳曼語] *參見 bhreg-