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

• 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。
• Indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats.
  用咕噜咕噜的声音显示愉快；是猫所特有的。
• The cats thanked people for feeding them by making a purring sound.
  猫以它们满足的咕噜声答谢人们的饲养。
• 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。
• 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。
• Vets suggest that this purring tells "Mom" that "I am okay" and that "I am here".
  兽医们这是在告诉猫妈妈“我挺好的”和“我儿呢”之类的信息。
• The purring of the freezer had been the sea.
  冰箱的蜂鸣声让他感到自己就在海上。
• The family just returned from a weekend trip to find our soft, purring cat awaiting us on our front doorstep.
  我们全家刚度完周末假回来，发现我们皮松毛软爱打呼噜的猫儿正在前门台阶上恭候着我们。
• At six weeks of age, little Nathan, Mal and their sister who is yet to be named, resemble three kittens purring and napping for the majority of the day.
  小狮子南森，马尔和它们还没有名字的小妹妹都只有六个星期大，一整天大部分时间里它们就像三只小猫咪一样在呼噜和打瞌睡。
• 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。