Word · Frequency #21285

purr

/pəː/

noun

呼噜声；咕噜声

The soft vibrating sound a cat makes in its throat when contented.

1.
The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
猫在满足时喉咙发出的振动声
2.
A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
人因愉悦发出的低沉、诱人的声音
3.
The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
发动机在低速时发出的低沉持续的隆隆声

低沉的轰鸣声；引擎低速运转的声音；娇声；柔声；猫在满足时喉咙发出的振动声；人因愉悦发出的低沉、诱人的声音；发动机在低速时发出的低沉持续的隆隆声

In use

The cat's loud purr could be heard across the room.

那只猫响亮的呼噜声在房间的另一头都能听到。

A gentle purr is a sign that your cat is happy and relaxed.

轻柔的呼噜声表明你的猫很满足、很放松。

I fell asleep to the soothing purr of my cat.

我在猫咪的舒缓呼噜声中睡着了。

a contented purr: 满足的咕噜声; The cat settled on my lap with a contented purr.猫满足地蜷缩在我腿上，发出咕噜咕噜的声音。
the purr of the engine: 发动机的低沉轰鸣声; The only sound was the purr of the engine.唯一的声音是发动机的低沉轰鸣声。
a low purr: 低沉的咕噜声; A low purr came from the cat in the basket.篮子里传来猫咪低沉的咕噜声。
a soft purr: 轻柔的咕噜声; She gave a soft purr of contentment.她发出轻柔而满足的低吟。
the cat's purr: 猫的咕噜声; The cat's purr is thought to have healing properties.人们认为猫的咕噜声具有疗愈作用。

联想猫满足时喉咙发出的“噗儿”声，拼写 purr 里两个 r 就像持续振动，帮你记住它就是“呼噜声”。

语域：mixed 常见场景：谈论猫时、文学描写、描述机械运转该词作名词时通常用于描述猫发出的咕噜声，属于中性表达；若指人的诱人嗓音或发动机低鸣，则多见于文学或描述性语境。实际使用时需根据具体对象选择合适的含义。

所列单词 sir、fur、stir、blur、her、were 都与 purr 的末尾 /əː/ 音相同。注意不要被拼写相近的 purl、curl、purse 等误导：它们会在元音后多出 /l/ 或 /s/ 音，因此与 purr 并不押韵。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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