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mumble

美 [ˈmʌmbl]英 [ˈmʌmbl]
  • v.咕哝;嘟哝;口齿不清地说
  • n.喃喃自语;嘟哝

过去式: mumbled 现在分词: mumbling 过去分词: mumbled 第三人称单数: mumbles

mumblemumble

verb

嘟哝;口齿不清地说
to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear

I could hear him mumbling to himself.

我听到他在喃喃自语。

She mumbled an apology and left.

她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。

‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.

她含含糊糊地说:“对不起。”

mutter

noun

喃喃自语;嘟哝
speech or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear

He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.

他自言自语般地嘟哝着。

They tried to make sense of her mumblings.

他们试图听明白她在嘟哝些什么。

also mumbling C usually pl. U

mumble

频次

  • 1
    VERB 咕哝;含糊地说
    If you mumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand.

    Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...

    她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。

noun

1
a soft indistinct utterance

verb

1
talk indistinctly;usually in a low voice
Synonym: mutter maunder mussitate
2
grind with the gums;chew without teeth and with great difficulty
the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
Synonym: gum

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  1. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro 's voice .

    他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

  2. mumble The old man mumbled something to me , but I could not understand him .

    咕哝那老人向我咕哝一些事,但是我不懂他在说什么。

  3. I could hear him mumbling to himself .

    我听到他在喃喃自语。

  4. He spoke in a low mumble , as if to himself .

    他自言自语般地嘟哝着。

  5. She mumbled an apology and left .

    她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。

  6. ‘ Sorry , ’ she mumbled .

    她含含糊糊地说:“对不起。”

  7. ' Today of all days , ' she mumbled .

    她低声咕哝了一句:“为什么偏偏是今天。”

  8. One by one they came forward , mumbled grudging words of welcome , made awkward obeisances .

    他们挨个儿走上前去,勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词,生硬地鞠躬致礼。

  9. It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck .

    看见这个人变得口齿不清、弱不禁风,真是让人既难堪又悲哀。

  10. He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep

    他含含糊糊地找了个蹩脚的借口,想要解释自己为什么睡着了。

  11. ' Well , ' he conceded , ' I do sometimes mumble a bit . '

    “嗯,”他承认道,“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”

  12. ' I don 't understand , ' the Inspector mumbled , passing a hand through his hair

    “我不明白,”巡官一边嘟囔道,一边用手捋了一下头发。

  13. He mumbled a few words

    他小声咕哝了一句。

  14. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep

    她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。

  15. From his staff he earned the sobriquet ' Mumbles ' .

    他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。

  16. He mumbled a few words and went off .

    他嘟囔了几句就走了。

  17. The man proved to be deaf as well as dim-witted , for his mumbled answers were quite irrelevant .

    那老僧既聋且昏,又齿落舌钝,所答非所问。

  18. I chanced to hear the mumbled conversation in the subway .

    那段含糊不清的话是我恰巧在地铁里听见的。

  19. He always mumbles when he 's embarrassed .

    他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了。

  20. He was mumbling to himself unintelligibly .

    他嘴里嘟嘟囔囔的,也不知道在说什么。

  21. When the old lady speaks she often mumbles her words .

    这位老妇人说起话来常常含糊不清。

  22. For goodness'sakes , Lucy Marian , speak up ! I can 't abide children who mumble .

    乖乖!露西?玛丽安,讲大声一点!我最讨厌小孩子说话咕咕哝哝的

  23. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg .

    宴会结束时,他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着,他在一块冰上滑倒,跌断了左腿。

  24. George mumbled incoherently to himself .

    乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

  25. May : ( Mumble ) I want to be like her .

    阿美:(喃喃自语)我想像她一样。

  26. He mumbled something about not wanting to go to work .

    他咕哝着说了些不想去工作的话。

  27. Do you think that people are always mumbling ?

    你是否觉得人们总是含糊不清地说话?

  28. The old woman mumbled something that I couldn 't hear .

    那老妇人咕了些我听不清的话。

  29. The old man mumbled something to me , but I could not understand him .

    那老人向我咕哝一些事,但是我不懂他在说什么。

  30. It is better to say nothing than to mumble .

    与其含含糊糊,不如什么都不说。