slur
verb[T]
uk/slɜːr/us/slɝː/-rr-slurverb[T](PRONOUNCE BADLY)
topronouncethesoundsof a word in a way that iswrongor notclear:
含糊地说，口齿不清地说Herspeechwas slurred but she stilldeniedshe wasdrunk.她口齿都不清楚了，但还不承认自己喝醉了。
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- word salad
- yak
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Ways of speaking
slurverb[T](MUSIC)
tosingorplaynotesin asmoothandconnectedmanner
连唱；连奏Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- staccato
- step
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- trill
slurverb[T](CRITICIZE)
toharmsomeone'sreputationbycriticizingthem:
诽谤，诋毁Thereportslurs both theteachersandstudents.该报道对教师和学生都进行了诋毁。
Damaging reputation
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- poison
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slander
- slanderer
- slanderous
- smear
- stab
- stain
slur
noun
uk/slɜːr/us/slɝː/slurnoun(CRITICISM)
[C]
aremarkthatcriticizessomeone and islikelyto have aharmfuleffectontheirreputation:
诽谤，诋毁Herlettercontainedseveraloutrageousslursagainst/onherformercolleagues.她信里有好几处肆意诋毁以前同事的内容。
Hiscommentscasta slurontheintegrityof hisemployees.他的评论是对其雇员正直品质的诋毁。
Damaging reputation
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- poison
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slander
- slanderer
- slanderous
- smear
- stab
- stain
slurnoun(BAD PRONUNCIATION)
[S]
a way ofpronouncingthesoundsof a word that isunclear,uncontrolled, orwrong:
含糊的发音，不清楚的发音Thedrugaffectedhervisionand made herspeakwithaslur.药物影响了她的视力，使她的口齿也不清楚了。
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- word salad
- yak
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Ways of speaking
slurnoun(MUSIC)
[C]
acurvedlinewritten over or undermusicalnotesto show that they must beplayedin asmoothandconnectedmanner
（乐谱上的）连奏线，连唱线；连音符Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- staccato
- step
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- trill