单词 | bray |
释义 | Word Frequency bray 1(breɪ) verb 1. (intransitive) (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound; heehaw 2. (intransitive) to make a similar sound, as in laughing he brayed at the joke 3. (transitive) to utter with a loud harsh sound noun 4. the loud harsh sound uttered by a donkey 5. a similar loud cry or uproar a bray of protest Derived forms brayer (ˈbrayer) noun Word origin C13: from Old French braire, probably of Celtic originWord Frequency bray 2(breɪ) verb 1. (transitive) to distribute (ink) over printing type or plates 2. (transitive) to pound into a powder, as in a mortar 3. Northern England dialect to hit or beat (someone or something) hard; bang Derived forms brayer (ˈbrayer) noun Word origin C14: from Old French breier of Germanic origin; see break |
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