er
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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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er• We'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 → -estExamples from the Corpus
-er• a dishwasher• a geographer• a New Yorker• a potter• a three-wheeler• the diners• the 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 soundnot you a do make Corpus when sound know you
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er /ɜː, ə $ ɜːr, ər/
interjection British English
Well, er – I’m not really sure.
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:Origin: A representation of the sound