hum
- v.哼(曲子);活跃;繁忙;发嗡嗡声
- n.嗡嗡声;嘈杂声
- int.哼!（表示轻蔑、踌躇、怀疑等）
humverb
哼（曲子）
to sing a tune with your lips closed
She was humming softly to herself.
她在轻声哼着曲子。
What's that tune you're humming?
你哼的是什么曲子？
发嗡嗡声
to make a low continuous sound
The computers were humming away.
计算机在嗡嗡作响。
活跃；繁忙
to be full of activity
The streets were beginning to hum with life.
街道开始热闹起来。
to take a long time to make a decision or before you say sth
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VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.The birds sang, the bees hummed...
鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
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VERB 哼（曲子）
When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.She was humming a merry little tune...
她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
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The guard stopped his humming and turned his head sharply.
守卫停止了哼唱，猛地转过头。
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VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.The place is really beginning to hum...
这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
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CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
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See also:ho hum
noun
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- a humming noise
- the hum of distant traffic
- Synonym: humming
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- the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
- they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers
- there is a constant hum of military preparation
- Synonym: busyness
verb
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- sing with closed lips
- She hummed a melody
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- make a low continuous sound
- The refrigerator is humming
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- sound with a monotonous hum
- Synonym: thrum
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- be noisy with activity
- This office is buzzing with activity
- Synonym: buzz seethe
数据来源：WordNet
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No one can hum him to draw his attention .
没有人可以用哼歌来吸引他的注意。
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" The tune which I hum each moment is a new one . "
“我正哼着的调子是一首新歌”
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The streets were beginning to hum with life .
街道开始热闹起来。
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The room filled with the hum of conversation .
房间里充满了嘈杂的谈话声。
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The computers were humming away .
计算机在嗡嗡作响。
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He was humming a familiar tune .
他低声哼着一支熟悉的小曲。
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What 's that tune you 're humming ?
你哼的是什么曲子？
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Within five hours , the equipment will be humming away again
用不了5小时，设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
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There was a low humming sound in the sky .
空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
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On Saturday morning , the town hums with activity and life .
周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
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Hum , I am sorry but I thought you were French .
嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
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Ho hum , another nice job down the drain .
，又一份好工作泡汤了。
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The place is really beginning to hum
这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
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He started the car , which hummed smoothly
他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。
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In the background was that eternal hum .
背景音是没完没了的嗡嗡声。
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He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk .
他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
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She was humming a merry little tune
她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
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Before he knew it , the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep .
森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
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The rooms are crammed with humming Xerox machines .
那些房间里摆满了嗡嗡作响的复印机。
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The birds sang , the bees hummed
鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
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He tapped his feet , hummed tunes and jiggled about
他脚下打着拍子，嘴里哼着调子，身子晃来晃去的。
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Bees are humming [ buzzing ] around from flower to flower .
蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。
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She was humming a song to herself .
她独自哼着歌。
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He hummed and hawed , giving no definite reply .
他闪烁其词，不做肯定答复。
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My ears are tingling [ humming ; ringing ; singing ] .
我耳鸣。
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Bees hum .
蜜蜂嗡嗡叫。
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The hum of study ceased .
嗡嗡的读书声停止了。
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He obviously didn 't know how to answer my question , and just stood there humming and hawing .
他显然不知道该怎么回答我的问题，站在那里支支吾吾的。
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He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort .
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话。
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He hummed and hawed for a while , but failed to come up with a convincing argument .
他吭哧了半天，也没有说出个子午卯酉。
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