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。
发出喉音;咕噜咕噜叫
purring — present participle of pur
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
发出喉音;咕噜咕噜叫
To make a low, continuous, murmuring sound like a cat does when pleased.
一般现在时
The cat purs when it is happy.
猫开心时发出咕噜声。
规则动词,-ing和-ed需双写r。
My cat likes to pur softly when I stroke her.
我的猫喜欢在我抚摸它时轻轻地发出咕噜声。
用法提示:pur 此处为不及物动词原形,表示猫高兴时发出低沉的咕噜声。
The kitten was purring loudly on the sofa.
小猫在沙发上大声地咕噜咕噜叫。
用法提示:purring 是现在分词,与 was 构成过去进行时,描述持续发出咕噜声的动作。
When I picked him up, he began to pur with pleasure.
我把他抱起来时,他开始高兴地发出咕噜声。
用法提示:pur 为动词原形,用于 began to 之后,表示开始发出喉音。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cat pur when it is happy.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday, the cat pur all night.
正确表达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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