Word · Frequency #21981
purring
发出喉音；咕噜咕噜叫
purring is the present participle of pur.
To make a low, continuous, murmuring sound like a cat does when pleased.
In use
My cat likes to pur softly when I stroke her.
The kitten was purring loudly on the sofa.
When I picked him up, he began to pur with pleasure.
pur (intransitive)
不及物用法，常描述猫等动物发出喉音。
The cat purrs when it is happy.
猫高兴时会发出咕噜声。
pur sth (transitive)
及物用法较不常见，表示以咕噜声表达某种情感。
The cat purred its contentment softly.
猫轻轻地咕噜着表示满足。
Verb forms
base pur · third person purs · -ing purring · past purred · past participle purred
规则动词，-ing和-ed需双写r。
Common mistakes
The cat pur when it is happy.The cat purrs when it is happy.
英语动词在第三人称单数现在时要加 -s。'pur' 的第三人称单数形式是 'purrs'，中国学习者常忽略词尾。
Yesterday, the cat pur all night.Yesterday, the cat purred all night.
英语动词过去时要加 -ed。'pur' 的过去式是 'purred'，中国学习者常因汉语无时态变形而遗漏后缀。
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Learner notes
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 fur /fəː/、blur /bləː/、sir /səː/、stir /stəː/（英式发音中 r 不读出）。purse /pəːs/ 拼写以 pur 开头，元音也相同，但后面多出 /s/，所以不完全押韵；pure /pjʊə/ 同样是拼写陷阱，虽然以 pur 开头，但发音完全不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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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