单词 | er |
释义 | er From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisherer /ɜː, ə $ ɜːr, ər/ interjection British EnglishCa sound you make when you do not know exactly what to say next Well, er – I’m not really sure.Examples from the Corpuser• We'll never forgive - er, forget - her accomplishments.-er-er1 /ə $ ər/ suffixXXforms the comparative of many short adjectives and adverbs hot, hotter dry, drier fast, faster → -estExamples from the Corpus-er• a dishwasher• a geographer• a New Yorker• a potter• a three-wheeler• the diners• the villagers -er-er2 suffix [in nouns]1 XXsomeone who does something or is doing something a dancer a driver2 XXsomething that does something (=a tool you use for scraping) a scraper → -ar, -orERER /ˌiː ˈɑː $ -ˈɑːr/ noun [countable usually singular] American English informalemergency roomOrigin er (1800-1900) A representation of the sound |
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