slur

verb

/slɜː(r)/

/slɜːr/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slur	/slɜː(r)/ /slɜːr/
he / she / it slurs	/slɜːz/ /slɜːrz/
past simple slurred	/slɜːd/ /slɜːrd/
past participle slurred	/slɜːd/ /slɜːrd/
-ing form slurring	/ˈslɜːrɪŋ/ /ˈslɜːrɪŋ/

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slur something | + speech to pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired含混不清地说话（通常因醉酒或疲劳）
- She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred.她喝得太多了，话都说不利索了。
slur something (music音乐) to play or sing a group of two or more musical notes so that each one runs smoothly into the next连奏；连唱
slur somebody/something to harm somebody’s reputation by making unfair or false statements about them诽谤；诋毁；污辱
- She accused the journalist of slurring the company's name.她指责记者含糊不清公司的名字。

Word OriginMiddle English: originally as noun in sense ‘thin, fluid mud’, later as verb meaning ‘smear’, ‘belittle (a person)’, ‘gloss over (a fault)’.

slur

noun

/slɜː(r)/

/slɜːr/

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slur (on somebody/something) an unfair remark about somebody/something that may damage other people’s opinion of them诽谤；诋毁；污辱 synonym insult
- She had dared to cast a slur on his character.她竟敢对他的人品加以诋毁。
- (especially North American English) The crowd started throwing bottles and shouting racial slurs.人群开始扔瓶子，并高声地进行种族污辱。
Extra Examples
- The joke was seen as a slur against the mentally ill.那个笑话被看作是对精神病患者的侮辱。
- a slur on his good name对他良好声誉的中伤
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- racial
- racist
- sexual
- …
verb + slur
- cast
- make
preposition
- slur against
- slur on
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(music音乐) a curved sign used to show that two or more notes are to be played smoothly and without a break连音线

Word OriginMiddle English: originally as noun in sense ‘thin, fluid mud’, later as verb meaning ‘smear’, ‘belittle (a person)’, ‘gloss over (a fault)’.

BNC: 19367 COCA: 14203