burp

/bɜːp/ (bre, ipa) · /bɜːrp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbərp/ (ame, mw)

burp — verb

  • burppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • burpshe / she / it
  • burpedpast simple
  • burping-ing form

1. to let gas rise from your stomach and leave your mouth with a short sound.

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

to let gas rise from your stomach and leave your mouth with a short sound.

例句

Niran burped loudly after finishing the last of his cola.

burp after drinking fizzy liquid

Iris burped when she laughed during the school lunch break.

同義詞
  • belch

    more formal or stronger in tone than everyday 'burp'

文法句型

burp + adverb

burp + after + noun

用法筆記

Usually intransitive when talking about your own stomach air. Common in everyday conversation, while 'belch' sounds more formal or stronger.

常見錯誤

❌He burped the gas after lunch.
✅He burped after lunch.
💡For your own stomach air, 'burp' is usually intransitive, so English normally leaves the gas unnamed.

2. to get trapped air out of a baby after feeding, usually by keeping the child upr

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

to get trapped air out of a baby after feeding, usually by keeping the child upright and patting the back.

例句

Talia lifted the baby onto her shoulder and burped him gently.

burp + baby after feeding

After the bottle, Saira walked the hallway and burped the infant.

同義詞
  • wind

    chiefly British English for helping a baby bring up air

文法句型

burp + baby

burp + child + after + feeding

用法筆記

This sense nearly always takes a baby as the object. It is common in parenting contexts and often appears with routines such as feeding, holding upright, or patting the back.

常見錯誤

❌The baby needs to burped.
✅The baby needs to be burped.
💡When another person helps the baby, English uses the passive form 'be burped'.

burp — noun