的意思:
bray是一个动词,意为“发出象驴子般的叫声”,也可以作为名词,指“驴子的叫声”。
怎么读(音标):[breɪ]
用法:bray通常用作及物动词,后接宾语。也可以用作不及物动词,表示发出叫声。作为名词时,通常指驴子的叫声。
例句1-5句且中英对照:
1. The donkey brayed loudly, waking up the whole neighborhood. (那头驴子大声地嘶鸣着,把整个街坊都吵醒了。)
2. The village was so quiet that you could hear a donkey braying from miles away. (村子里非常安静,你甚至能听到几英里外的驴子嘶鸣。)
3. The man tried to imitate the braying of a donkey, but failed miserably. (那个人试图模仿驴子的嘶鸣,但结果很惨淡。)
4. Every morning, the farmer would wake up to the sound of his donkey's braying. (每天早上,农民都会被他家驴子的嘶鸣声吵醒。)
5. The donkey's constant braying was driving me crazy, so I had to cover my ears. (那头驴子不停地嘶鸣让我发疯,所以我不得不捂住耳朵。)
同义词及用法:
1. Hee-haw: 与bray意思相同,也指驴子的叫声,常用作动词。
例句:The donkey hee-hawed loudly, startling the other animals in the barn. (那头驴子大声地嘶鸣着,把谷仓里的其他动物吓了一跳。)
2. Bray out: 意为“大声地喊叫”,常用作及物动词。
例句:The coach brayed out orders to his team from the sidelines. (教练在场边向他的球队大声下达指令。)
3. Bellow: 意为“怒吼”,常用作及物动词。
例句:The angry bull bellowed at the matador, ready to charge. (愤怒的公牛向斗牛士怒吼,准备发起冲锋。)
4. Roar: 意为“咆哮”,常用作及物动词。
例句:The lion roared fiercely, asserting its dominance over the rest of the pride. (那头狮子咆哮着,宣示自己对整个狮群的地位。)
5. Shout: 意为“喊叫”,常用作及物动词。
例句:The children were shouting and laughing as they played in the park. (孩子们在公园玩耍时大声喊叫着,笑声不断。)
编辑总结:bray是一个形象生动的词汇,常用来形容驴子的叫声,也可以用来比喻某人发出刺耳的声音。除了作为动词和名词外,bray还可以用作其他动词的同义词,如hee-haw、bellow、roar和shout等。在使用时,需要注意动词后接宾语,名词则指驴子的叫声。