a contented purr
collocation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。
呼噜声；咕噜声
purrs — plural of purr
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
The soft vibrating sound a cat makes in its throat when contented.
猫在满足时喉咙发出的振动声
The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
人因愉悦发出的低沉、诱人的声音
A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
发动机在低速时发出的低沉持续的隆隆声
The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
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。
用法提示：此处purr作为名词，表示猫咪满足时发出的低沉震动声。
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。
用法提示：此处purr作为名词，用作主语，描述猫咪的呼噜声。
I fell asleep to the soothing purr of my cat.
我在猫咪的舒缓呼噜声中睡着了。
用法提示：此处purr作为名词，用于介词to的宾语，表示声音。
与 purr 意思最接近，常指猫或机器发出的有节奏低沉声，但词义较生僻，口语少见。
泛指稳定连续的低音，如发动机、蜜蜂等，但缺少 purr 的‘满足、愉悦’色彩，指猫时不如 purr 自然。
比 purr 声音更深更响，多用于引擎、雷鸣等，不用于猫的呼噜声；在‘引擎低速运转’义下可与 purr 互换。
多指人声、水流等轻柔细语，强调柔和不清，与 purr 相比没有喉部振动的节奏感，且一般不指猫。
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。
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。
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。
轻柔的咕噜声
She gave a soft purr of contentment.
她发出轻柔而满足的低吟。
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。
purr常指猫在满足时发出的声音，猫是这一声音的主要来源。
猫的purr由喉咙振动产生，喉咙是发声部位。
purr通常与满足或舒适的情绪状态相关。
purr也可比喻发动机低速运转时的低沉声音，与机械声相关。
purr本质上是一种持续的低频振动，振动是声音产生的机制。
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