Old English hn?gan "to neigh," probably of imitative origin (compare Old Norse gneggja "to neigh," Middle High German negen, French hennir, Japanese inanaki). Related: Neighed; neighing. As a noun from 1510s.
雙語例句
1. He heard the horse's neigh in the distance.
他聽到遠(yuǎn)處馬嘶聲.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Chariots rumble and roll ; horses whinny and neigh.
車轔轔, 馬蕭蕭.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The horse gave a loud neigh.
馬大聲發(fā)出一聲嘶鳴.
來自辭典例句
4. But only on north mountains Tatar horses neigh.