bray /ˈbre/
驢叫聲,喇叭聲(vi.)(vt.)叫,嘶叫
Bray, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.
The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold.
Bray, n. A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.]
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Bray v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brayed p. pr. & vb. n. Braying.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov. xxvii. 22.
Bray, v. i.
1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
Laugh, and they
Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden.
2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.
Heard ye the din of battle bray? --Gray.
Bray, v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.
Arms on armor clashing, brayed
Horrible discord. --MIlton.
And varying notes the war pipes brayed. --Sir W. Scott.
bray
n : the cry of an ass
v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: hee-haw]
2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: grind,
mash, crunch, comminute]
3: laugh loudly and harshly