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    burr

    • IPA[bər]

    美式

    • n.
      a whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.；a rough sounding of the sound r, especially with a uvular trill (a “French r”) as in certain Northern England accents.
    • v.
      make a whirring sound.；speak with an accent in which the sound r is trilled

    • verb: burr, 3rd person present: burrs, gerund or present participle: burring, past tense: burred, past participle: burred

    • noun: burr, plural noun: burrs

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    • 相關詞
    • 片語

    名詞

    • 1. a whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.
    • ▪ a rough sounding of the sound r, especially with a uvular trill (a “French r”) as in certain Northern England accents.
    • ▪ (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 type of 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. a ring of bone at the base of a deer's antler.

    動詞

    • 1. make a whirring sound.
    • ▪ speak with an accent in which the sound r is trilled “I like to have a purrrpose,” she burrs
    • 2. form a rough edge on (metal) the handles were fixed by rivets burred over on the shield's front

    Burr, Aaron

    • ph.
      (1756–1836), US statesman. In 1804, while US vice president, he killed Alexander Hamilton, his ...

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    Burr, Aaron

    • ph.
      (1756–1836), American Democratic Republican statesman. In 1804, while vice president, he killed ...

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    Noogoora burr

    • n.
      a plant of the daisy family which has become naturalized in Australia, where it is considered a ...

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    a burr under one's saddle

    • ph.
      a persistent source of irritation

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    a burr under someone's saddle

    • ph.
      a persistent source of irritation

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    burr

    • IPA[bəː]

    英式

    • n.
      a whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.
    • v.
      make a whirring sound.

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