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单词 bray
释义
braybray /breɪ/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbray
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French braire ‘to cry’, from Vulgar Latin bragare
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
bray
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theybray
he, she, itbrays
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theybrayed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave brayed
he, she, ithas brayed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad brayed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill bray
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have brayed
Continuous Form
PresentIam braying
he, she, itis braying
you, we, theyare braying
PastI, he, she, itwas braying
you, we, theywere braying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been braying
he, she, ithas been braying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been braying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be braying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been braying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Licensed hawkers were circulating, braying the merits of spiced sausages containing only real animal protein - so they claimed.
  • Like a tortured donkey, the klaxon brayed its amplified signal.
  • The fisherman brayed laughter, pleased with his joke, and delighted to see the boy had composed himself.
  • The modulated, rhythmic braying of that mule fell upon his ears.
  • They're a familiar sound - police, ambulance, fire engine; electronic donkeys braying.
word sets
WORD SETS
ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
1if a donkey brays, it makes a loud sound2if someone brays, they laugh or talk in a loud, slightly annoying waybray noun [countable]
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