单词 | hush |
释义 | Word Frequency hush 1(hʌʃ) verb 1. to make or become silent; quieten 2. to soothe or be soothed noun 3. stillness; silence 4. an act of hushing exclamation 5. a plea or demand for silence Derived forms hushed adjective Word origin C16: probably from earlier husht quiet!, the -t being thought to indicate a past participleWord Frequency hush 2(hʌʃ) mining, Northern England verb (transitive) 1. to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present 2. to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water noun 3. a gush of water, esp when artificially produced Word origin C18: of imitative origin |
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