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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++er /ɜː, ə $ ɜːr, ər/ interjection British English  Ca sound you make when you do not know exactly what to say next 嗯,哦〔表示犹豫、迟疑〕 Well, er – I’m not really sure. 这个,哦——我不太有把握。
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erWe'll never forgive - er, forget - her accomplishments.
-er1 /ə $ ər/ suffix  XXforms the comparative of many short adjectives and adverbs 〔附在许多短小的形容词或副词后,构成比较级〕 hot, hotter 热,更热 dry, drier 干燥,更干燥 fast, faster 快,更快 -est
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-era dishwashera geographera New Yorkera pottera three-wheelerthe dinersthe villagers
-er2 suffix [in nouns]  1 XXsomeone who does something or is doing something (正在)做某事的人 a dancer 舞蹈演员;跳舞的人 a driver 驾驶员2 XXsomething that does something 用于做某事的器械 a scraper (=a tool you use for scraping) 刮刀;刮削器 -ar, -orER /ˌiː ˈɑː $ -ˈɑːr/ noun [countable usually singular] American English informal  emergency room 〔医院的〕急诊室Origin er (1800-1900) A representation of the sound
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ER /ˌiː ˈɑː $ -ˈɑːr/ noun [countable usually singular] American English informal
emergency room


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er /ɜː, ə $ ɜːr, ər/ interjection British English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: A representation of the sound
a sound you make when you do not know exactly what to say next:
    Well, er – I’m not really sure.


ERBrE /ˌiː ˈɑː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌiː ˈɑːr/ 🔊 abbreviation emergency room (医院)急诊室


erBrE /ɜː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɜːr/ 🔊 (also erm) exclamation (BrE) the sound that people make when they are deciding what to say next (思索接着说什么时发出的声音)哦,嗯'Will you do it?' 'Er, yes, I suppose so.' “你会干这事儿吗?” “哦,会的,我想我会。”🔊🔊

asset, bond, capital, dividend, equity, fund, interest, invest, portfolio, share