搜尋結果
burr
- IPA[bəː]
英式
- a whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.；a rough pronunciation of the letter r, especially with a uvular trill as in a Northumberland accent.
- make a whirring sound.；speak with a regional accent, especially one in which the letter r is prominent.
verb: burr, 3rd person present: burrs, gerund or present participle: burring, past tense: burred, past participle: burred
noun: burr, plural noun: burrs
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.
- ▪ a rough pronunciation of the letter r, especially with a uvular trill as in a Northumberland accent.
- ▪ (loosely) a regional accent a soft Scottish burr
- 2. a rough edge or ridge left on an object (especially of metal) by the action of a tool or machine.
- 3. a small rotary cutting tool with a shaped end, used chiefly in woodworking and dentistry.
- ▪ a small surgical drill for making holes in bone, especially in the skull.
- 4. a siliceous rock used for millstones.
- ▪ a whetstone.
- 5. a prickly seed case or flower head that clings to clothing and animal fur.
- ▪ a plant that produces burrs, for example bur reed.
- 6. denoting wood containing knots or other growths which show a pattern of dense swirls in the grain when sawn, used for veneers and other decorative woodwork burr walnut
- 7. the coronet of a deer's antler.
動詞
- 1. make a whirring sound.
- ▪ speak with a regional accent, especially one in which the letter r is prominent.
- 2. form a rough edge on (metal).
