英语词汇“purr”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

purrpurr /pɚ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYpurr

Origin: 1600-1700 From the sound

VERB TABLE

purr

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	purr
	he, she, it	purrs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	purred
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have purred
	he, she, it	has purred
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had purred
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will purr
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have purred

Continuous Form
Present	I	am purring
	he, she, it	is purring
	you, we, they	are purring
Past	I, he, she, it	was purring
	you, we, they	were purring
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been purring
	he, she, it	has been purring
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been purring
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be purring
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been purring

1[intransitive] if a cat purrs, it makes a soft, low sound in its throat to show that it is pleased2[intransitive] if the engine of a vehicle or machine purrs, it works perfectly and makes a quiet smooth sound3[intransitive, transitive] to speak in a soft low and sexy voice: “What a good idea,” she purred.—purr noun [countable]