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mutter

美 [ˈmʌtər]英 [ˈmʌtə(r)]
  • v.咕哝;(私下)抱怨,发牢骚;嘟囔;嘀咕
  • n.嘀咕;嘟哝;低语声

过去式: muttered 现在分词: muttering 过去分词: muttered 第三人称单数: mutters

muttermutter

verb

1

嘀咕;嘟囔
to speak or say sth in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth

‘How dare she,’ he muttered under his breath.

他轻声嘀咕道:“她怎么敢。”

She just sat there muttering to herself.

她坐在那儿独自唧唧咕咕的。

I muttered something about needing to get back to work.

我嘀咕着说要接着干活了。

2

(私下)抱怨,发牢骚
to complain about sth, without saying publicly what you think

Workers continued to mutter about the management.

工人私下对资方还是有怨言。

noun

usually sing.嘀咕;嘟哝;低语声
a quiet sound or words that are difficult to hear

the soft mutter of voices

柔和的低语声

mutter

频次

  • 1
    VERB 轻声说话;小声抱怨
    If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something.

    'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...

    她咕哝着:“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”

  • He heard muttering from the front of the crowd...

    他听到人群前面有人在小声嘀咕什么。

noun

1
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Synonym: grumble grumbling murmur murmuring muttering
2
a low continuous indistinct sound;often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Synonym: muttering murmur murmuring murmuration mussitation

verb

1
make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
she grumbles when she feels overworked
Synonym: murmur grumble croak gnarl
2
talk indistinctly;usually in a low voice
Synonym: mumble maunder mussitate

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  1. Don 't mutter ; do your own business .

    不要咕哝地抱怨,做你自己的事。

  2. And , through so many and such close teeth , he could mutter well .

    虽然他的牙齿那么多那么密,但是他却能咕哝得清清楚楚。

  3. Workers continued to mutter about the management .

    工人私下对资方还是有怨言。

  4. She heard the sound of breaking glass , followed by a muttered oath .

    她听到打碎玻璃的响声,接着是低声的咒骂。

  5. She turned away and muttered something unintelligible .

    她转向一旁,嘴里不知咕哝些什么。

  6. ' How dare she , ' he muttered under his breath .

    他轻声嘀咕道:“她怎么敢。”

  7. He stumped off , muttering under his breath .

    他嘴里嘟哝着,脚步重重地走了。

  8. She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration

    她能听到那个老妇人小声咕哝说考虑考虑。

  9. He sat there shaking his head , muttering to himself

    他坐在那儿摇着头,小声地自言自语。

  10. William went away muttering to himself .

    威廉喃喃自语着走开了。

  11. ' God knows what 's happening in that madman 's mind , ' she muttered

    她咕哝着:“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”

  12. Walsh muttered something under his breath .

    沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。

  13. Dr Culver nervously muttered ' Here goes , ' and gave the little girl an injection .

    卡尔弗医生紧张地嘟囔了一句“要打了啊”,然后就给小女孩打了一针。

  14. She was staring into the fire muttering .

    她目不转睛地盯着火苗,小声咕哝着。

  15. ' As usual , ' muttered his martyred wife

    “老样子,”他那故作可怜的妻子嘟囔道。

  16. She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence

    她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。

  17. He was in a right tizzy , muttering and swearing

    他心情非常烦乱,嘴里咕咕哝哝地咒骂着。

  18. Jacob glared and muttered something .

    雅各布瞪着眼睛,嘴里咕哝着什么。

  19. ' We 're not blaming you , ' Kate said . ' Speak for yourself , ' Boris muttered .

    “我们没有怪你,”凯特说。“也就是你这么想,”鲍里斯嘟囔道。

  20. He muttered something unintelligible

    他嘴里不知咕哝了几句什么。

  21. Exasperated with her children , she rolls her eyes and mutters an aside to the camera , ' No wonder I drink ! '

    在被她的孩子们激怒后,她翻了一下白眼对着镜头嘀咕道,“难怪我会酗酒!”

  22. Feeling embarrassed , he muttered a few words and walked off .

    他很尴尬,搭讪着走开了。

  23. You don 't mutter when they are studying .

    当他们学习时你不要轻声低语。

  24. I heard a mutter of discontent .

    我听到有人小声咕哝着表示不满。

  25. Not bad , really , for some extra muttering .

    看来多喃喃自语几句,真不是什么坏事。

  26. He was muttering away to himself .

    他不停地喃喃自语。

  27. Don 't mutter when they are studying .

    当他们学习时不要轻声低语。

  28. The fellow lifted his head and muttered under his breath : " That 's quite true , darling . You don 't look like an old lady at all . "

    那个老家伙抬起头嘟囔着说:“一点儿不错,亲爱的。你看起来一点也不像个老妇人。”

  29. She was muttering to herself .

    她不停地喃喃自语。

  30. I muttered something about needing to get back to work .

    我嘀咕着说要接着干活了。