slur
US: /ˈsɫɝ/
UK: /slˈɜː/
UK: /slˈɜː/
English Vietnamese dictionary
slur /slə:/
- danh từ
- điều xấu hổ, điều nhục nhã
- sự nói xấu, sự gièm pha
- to put a slur upon someone: nói xấu ai
- vết bẩn, vết nhơ
- chữ viết líu nhíu; sự nói líu nhíu, sự nói lắp; hát nhịu
- (âm nhạc) luyến âm
- ngoại động từ
- viết líu nhíu; nói líu nhíu, nói lắp; hát nhịu
- bôi bẩn, bôi nhoè (bản in...)
- nói xấu, gièm pha; nói kháy
- (âm nhạc) hát luyến; đánh dấu luyến âm (vào bản nhạc)
- giấu giếm; giảm nhẹ (mức trầm trọng, sai lầm)
- nội động từ
- viết chữ líu nhíu; nói líu nhíu, nói lắp; hát nhịu
- (+ over) bỏ qua, lướt qua
- to slur over details: bỏ qua những chi tiết
- mờ nét đi (hình ảnh)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (-rr-)
1 to pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired: [VN] She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred. [also V speech]
2 [VN] (music) to play or sing a group of two or more musical notes so that each one runs smoothly into the next
3 [VN] to harm sb's reputation by making unfair or false statements about them: She accused the programme of slurring the company's name.
+ noun
1 ~ (on sb/sth) an unfair remark about sb/sth that may damage other people's opinion of them: She had dared to cast a slur on his character. + (especially AmE) The crowd started throwing bottles and shouting racial slurs.
2 (music) a curved sign used to show that two or more notes are to be played smoothly and without a break
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
racial, racist, sexist, sexual
VERB + SLUR
cast
The comments cast a slur on her character.
PREP.
~ against/on
The joke was seen as a slur against the mentally ill. a slur on his good name
Concise English dictionary
slurred|slurring|slursslɜr /slɜː
noun
+(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
+a disparaging remark
+a blemish made by dirt
verb
+play smoothly or legato
+speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
+utter indistinctly
+become vague or indistinct
