動詞 · 1
词源
源自中古英語 ȝaren, ȝurren, ȝeorren ← 古英語 ġeorran, ġirran, gyrran (“發出聲音,嘮叨,嘟囔,嘎吱作響”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *gerraną (“嘎吱作響”) ← 原始印歐語 *gʰer- (“發出響聲,潺潺,汩汩,咕噥”)。與低地蘇格蘭語 yarr, yirr (“吼,咆哮,爭吵,惹麻煩”), 中古高地德語 girren (“吼,大聲說話,喋喋不休”)同源。
读音
- /jɑɹ/ General-American
- /jɑː/ Received-Pronunciation
释义
咆哮
intransitive(蘇格蘭) 吼,爭吵
intransitive
词形与写法(3)
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|
| yars | third-person · singular · present | |
| yarring | present · participle | |
| yarred | past · participle · 簡單過去時 | |
形容詞 · 3
词源
源自古英語 gearu (“準備好的”) ← 原始日耳曼語 *garwaz。
读音
- /jɑɹ/ General-American
- /jɑː/ Received-Pronunciation
释义
(船) 迅速控制的
My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.
1939, The Philadelphia Story(劇本),Philip Barry
...to make a ship best weighed, or yarest in her going.
1958, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
Arr, here be a fine vessel: the yarest river-going boat there be.
1993 Captain McAllister, The Simpsons ep. 1F06
词形与写法(2)
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|
| yarer | comparative | |
| yarest | superlative | |
近义词(1)
yare