grunt

英 [ɡrʌnt] 美 [ɡrʌnt]

• v. 咕哝；（猪等）打呼噜
• n. 咕哝；呼噜声

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. (猪等)作呼噜声

   (of animals,especially pigs) make a low rough sound from deep in the throat

2. vi. (指人)发出类似的哼声

   (of people) make a similar sound expressing pain,boredom,irritation etc. or indicating inattention or distraction

3. vt. 咕哝着说

   utter sth in a grunting way

n. (名词)

1. [C](猪等的)呼噜声，(不满等的)嘟哝声，哼哼声

   low rough sound made by an animal or a person

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 作呼噜声，作咕噜声，（猪等）打呼噜
2. 咕哝着说，咕哝着表示
3. 咕哝， 嘟哝
4. 打哼哼， 发哼声
5. 咕噜起来
6. 哼了一声
7. 喃喃地发出一些声音
8. 敷衍说
9. 发出类似的哼声
10. 喉鸣

n. 名词

1. 呼噜声
2. <美口>普通工作人员
3. <俚>美国步兵，士兵，大兵
4. 嘀咕声，哼声，嘟哝声
5. 咕哝
6. 牢骚
7. 电气线路工助手
8. 猪肉
9. 海军陆战队
10. 工作乏味收入低的工人
11. 美洲石鲈科（Haemulidae）鱼，石鲈

adj. 形容词

1. 粗暴的
2. 闹脾气的
3. 普通的

英英释义

Noun:

1. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

2. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker;

   "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"
   "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
   

3. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

Verb:

1. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise;

   "He grunted his reluctant approval"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The inspector gave a grunt of approval.
   督学咕哝着表示赞同。
2. You grunt like a pig during sex?
   你做爱时像猪一样打呼噜？

用作名词 (n.)

1. The inspector gave a grunt of approval.
   督学咕哝着表示赞同。
2. I seem to remember that I tried to snort dismissively, but I was too cold to manage much more than a subdued grunt.
   我记得我曾经想去狠狠地鼻嗤它，但是我当时太冷了，最后只能发出一声软弱无力的呼噜声。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The pigs on the truck are grunting.
   卡车上的猪发出呼噜声。
2. He grunted as the bullet hit him.
   子弹击中他时他疼得哼出声来。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. She grunted some incomprehensible reply.
   她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。

用作名词 (n.)

1. His only answer was a grunt.
   他只咕哝了一声算是回答了。

经典引文

• With a deprecatory grunt, the jackal again complied.

  出自： Dickens

• He..answered their questions with grunts.

  出自： B. Emecheta

• Sleek unwieldy porkers were grunting in the repose and abundance of their pens.

  出自： W. Irving

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• give a grunt of approval 发出表示赞成的哼声

近反义词

【近义词】

• snort 喷鼻息作声
• mumble 喃喃而语
• murmur 低语
• rumble 隆隆声
• grumble 发牢骚
• groan 呻吟
• soldier 士兵
• oink 猪的呼噜声

派生词

n.(名词)

• grunter n. 作呼噜声的动物；咕哝的人