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

• I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring.
  我将他贴近了些，他便开始用他的头蹭我的手掌，接着，他以那只金黄色的眼睛看着我，而我也听到了那呼吸声的衰竭。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Jin, who has never had pets, was excited when the animals rushed to her feet, purring loudly.
  当流浪猫冲到她跟前发出喵呜喵呜的叫声时，从未养过宠物的金晶总是很兴奋。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The first light of sunrise, the sound of a cat purring, the smell of fresh coffee, yes, there are things that housewife likes to wake up to, but an expected guest in her bed is not one of them.
  日出的第一道阳光，猫咪咕噜的叫声，新鲜咖啡的香气，没错，有很多事情是一个主妇期望在醒来时能感受到的，但是床上的不速之客可不在其中哟！