purring

英 [ˈpɜːrɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɜːrɪŋ]

v.  (猫)发出呼噜声，惬意地打呼噜; 轰隆作响; 轰鸣着移动; (愉快或满意地)低沉柔和地讲话; 轻声招呼
purr的现在分词

现在分词：purring　复数：purrings　

医学

BNC.40258 / COCA.36941

柯林斯词典

• VERB （猫等满足地）发出呼噜声
  When a catpurrs, it makes a low vibrating sound with its throat because it is contented.
  1. The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically.
     胖乎乎的姜黄色小猫惬意地躺在她的怀里，大声地打着呼噜。
• VERB （机器等）发出持续低沉的声音，发隆隆声
  When the engine of a machine such as a carpurrs, it is working and making a quiet, continuous, vibrating sound.
  1. Both boats purred out of the cave mouth and into open water...
     两艘船隆隆地从洞口开出，进入了开阔的水域。
  2. The Rolls Royce purred down the country road.
     那辆劳斯莱斯沿着乡村小路咕隆隆地开走了。
  3. Purris also a noun.
     
  4. Carmela heard the purr of a motorcycle coming up the drive.
     卡梅拉听到摩托车隆隆地开上了车道。
• VERB （人愉快或劝说别人时）轻柔地说话
  When someonepurrs, they speak in a soft, gentle voice because they are pleased or because they want to persuade you to do something for them.
  1. 'You can tell me the truth,' she purred.
     “你可以告诉我真相，”她轻声说。

双语例句

• Described as the feline equivalent to smiling, purring is the ultimate expression of affection.
  被形容为和人类的微笑一样，猫咪的呼噜声是表达情感的最佳方式。
• Daniel was sitting on the floor of the pit, surrounded by the lions who were purring quietly.
  但以理正坐在深坑里，被平静地发出低叫的狮子们围着。
• She basked in the prosperity of the school like a purring tabby cat.
  她就象个悠然自得的，咕噜咕噜叫的雌猫一样，沉浸在这所学校的繁荣昌盛之中。
• He was purring with sotisfaction.
  他满足地轻声低语。
• When they sit on our lap softly purring with rhythmic breathing and half-closed eyes, the sense of serenity and calm that comes over us is like a private lesson in inner peace and meditation, Brant said.
  每次喵星人蹲在我们膝头半眯着眼睛打呼噜时，平静和安宁感便油然而生，真像是亲密地教我们如何做到内心祥和与冥思。布朗特说。
• Seems to be purring along now, huh?
  好象一路上都有点杂音啊？
• But there was lots of tail wagging, tongue lolling and contented purring when these models got together.
  但每当这些宠物模特们聚在一起时，你就会看到他们高兴的摇尾巴，或者彼此之间发出满足的呜呜的声。
• When I wake up, he is there, gently purring and waiting to be fed.
  当我醒来时，他就在那里，轻柔地喵喵叫，开心地等我喂他吃东西。
• The only problem was that the saint had a young cat, an annoying creature, who used to walk through the temple meowing and purring and bothering everyone during meditation.
  唯一的问题是，圣人有一只恼人的小猫，在禅坐时段经常穿过寺院，喵呜呼噜叫，干扰每个人。
• 'I call it purring, not growling,'said Alice.
  “我把这说成是打呼噜，不是叫。”爱丽丝说。