中英互译
mumble
英 /ˈmʌmb(ə)l/美 /ˈmʌmb(ə)l/
基本释义
- v.含糊地说,咕哝;(用无齿的牙床)费力嚼咬,咬磨
- n.喃喃自语,嘟哝
复数mumbles
第三人称单数mumbles
现在分词mumbling
过去式mumbled
过去分词mumbled
GRE
词语例句
含糊地说,咕哝vt.&vi.
She mumbled an apology and left.
她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
‘It‘s me’, he mumbled.
“是我做的”,他喃喃自语。
(用无齿的牙床)费力嚼咬,咬磨vt.
He mumbled a piece of bread.
他咬了一口面包。
喃喃自语,嘟哝n. (sing.)
He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
他自言自语般地嘟哝着。
- He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.他自言自语般地嘟哝着。来自《牛津词典》
- He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.他能听到纳瓦罗的低声咕哝。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- "Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."“嗯,”他承认道,“我有时说话确实有点儿含糊。”来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络短语
- Mumble Jumble乱民全讲;表演工作坊
- mumble e喃喃而语;咕哝;含糊不清说话
- mumble in whispers嘟嘟哝哝
- And the lyrics never mumble并且我的歌词从不咕哝
- You Mumble你小声嘀咕
同根词
词义分布
咕哝
66.7%
嘟囔
16.7%
嘟哝
16.7%
英英释义
- n.a soft indistinct utterance
- v.talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
- v.grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- v.to speak quietly and not clearly
咕哝;嘟哝;小声含混地说- The boy blushed and mumbled a few words.男孩儿脸红了,咕哝了几句。
词源
- mumble来自中世纪英语momelen. 参见德语mümmeln, dum mommelen.
- mumble嘟哝来自mum,嘟哝声,使闭嘴,-le,表反复。插入字母b,比较number,numberous.
- mumbleFrom Middle English momelen. Compare German mümmeln, Middle Dutch mommelen.