bur

FREQ #49738

n. 刺果, 粘附物 [医] [牙]钻, 圆头锉

发音

US /bɝ/
AU /bɜː/
其它 /beː/
UK /bɜː/
SCOT /bʌr/
NZ /bøː/

词形变化

burs 复数 burs

别名

burr

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several plants having such husks.

  2. 2.

    A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.

  3. 3.

    Alternative form of burr (“small piece of material”).

  4. 4.

    A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

burr

上位词 3

bit pericarp seed vessel

下位词 2

beggar-ticks Spanish needles

整体词 1

dentist's drill

相关短语

bur block bur blocks bur marigold [植物]鬼针草属(Bidens)植物 bur marigolds bur oak 大果栎 bur oaks bur oak blight bur sage burr rose buffalo bur [网络] 水牛头 beach bur

词源

From Middle English burre, of unknown origin but probably from North Germanic (Scandinavian) source or from Old English byrst (“bristle”). See also burr. Compare English bristle, Danish burre (“bur, burdock”), Norwegian borre, Swedish borre, and Old Norse burst (“bristle”).

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