| 单词 | burr |
| 释义 | burr burr1 /berr/, n. 1. Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving. 2. a rough or irregular protuberance on any object, as on a tree. 3. a small, hand-held, power-driven milling cutter, used by machinists and die makers for deepening, widening, or undercutting small recesses. 4. a lump of brick fused or warped in firing. v.t. 5. to form a rough point or edge on. 6. deburr. Also, bur (for defs. 1, 3). [1605-15; sp. var. of BUR1] burr2 /berr/, n. 1. a washer placed at the head of a rivet. 2. a blank punched out of a piece of sheet metal. Also, bur. [1375-1425; late ME burrewez (pl.), buruhe circle, var. of brough round tower; see BROCH] burr3 /berr/, n. 1. a pronunciation of the r-sound as a uvular trill, as in certain Northern English dialects. 2. a pronunciation of the r-sound as an alveolar flap or trill, as in Scottish English. 3. any pronunciation popularly considered rough or nonurban. 4. a whirring noise. v.i. 5. to speak with a burr. 6. to speak roughly, indistinctly, or inarticulately. 7. to make a whirring sound. v.t. 8. to pronounce (words, sounds, etc.) with a burr. [1750-60; appar. both imit. and associative, the sound being thought of as rough like a bur] burr4 /berr/, n. burstone. Also, buhr. [1250-1300; ME burre, prob. so called from its roughness] |
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