mutter

英 ['mʌtə(r)] 美 ['mʌtər]

• v. 咕哝；抱怨；低语
• n. 嘟哝；抱怨；低语

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 轻声低语; 咕哝地抱怨

   say (sth), in a low voice not meant to be heard; grumble in an indistinct voice

n. (名词)

1. [S]轻声低语,小声抱怨

   a sound of muttering

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 抱怨地说，咕哝地抱怨，发牢骚
2. 低声嘀咕， 低声含糊地说，轻声低语，喃喃而语
3. 咕哝， 含糊地说，嘀咕，嘟囔
4. 窃窃私语
5. 自言自语地说
6. 作低沉声
7. 发出低沉的轰鸣

n. 名词

1. 抱怨，怨言，小声抱怨，牢骚
2. 咕哝，嘟哝，嘀咕，嘟囔
3. 小声低语，低语（声），轻声低语，喃喃低语

英英释义

Noun:

1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

Verb:

1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath;

   "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Mutter Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up.
   萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完。
2. Some members of the government are beginning to mutter about the prime minister.
   一些政府官员开始咕咕哝哝地抱怨首相。
3. Some members of the government are beginning to mutter about the prime minister.
   一些政府官员开始咕咕哝哝地抱怨首相。
4. Don't mutter when they are studying.
   当他们学习时不要轻声低语。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Some members of the government are beginning to mutter about the prime minister.
   一些政府官员开始咕咕哝哝地抱怨首相。
2. Don't mutter when they are studying.
   当他们学习时不要轻声低语。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. You don't mutter when they are studying.
   当他们学习时你不要轻声低语。
2. Don't mutter; do your own business.
   不要咕哝地抱怨,做你自己的事。
3. The new soldier muttered about the Army food.
   那位新士兵咕哝地抱怨吃得不好。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. She muttered a threat.
   她低声恐吓。
2. That man muttered his dissatisfaction.
   那个人咕哝地抱怨他的不满。
3. We heard the man mutter something as he walked away.
   我们听见那人离开时喃喃地说着什么。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He spoke in a mutter.
   他嘀嘀咕咕轻声说话。
2. I heard a mutter of discontent.
   我听到有人小声咕哝着表示不满。

经典引文

• Muttering cautiously with downcast eyes.

  出自： J. Conrad

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

mutter at (v.+prep.)

对…喃喃而语 speak or say (sth) in a low voice not meant to be heard at (sb)
mutter sth at sb
Are you muttering threats at me?

你是在咕咕哝哝地对我说威胁话吗?

mutter away (v.+adv.)

喃喃而语,咕哝地抱怨 speak or say in a low voice not meant to be heard; grumble in an indistinct voice
mutter away
He was muttering away to himself.

他不停地喃喃自语。
She muttered away in the dream.

她在梦中咕咕哝哝地抱怨。

mutter to (v.+prep.)

对…喃喃而语 speak or say in a low voice not meant to be heard at (sb); grumble (sth) to (sb) in an indistinct voice
mutter to sb/oneself
She was muttering to herself.

她不停地喃喃自语。 mutter sth to sb
She muttered a few words to us.

她低声地抱怨了我们几句。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• mutter fitfully 一阵阵地低声说
• mutter grimly 残忍地低声说
• mutter incessantly 持续不断地咕哝
• mutter savagely 野性地低声抱怨
• mutter threateningly 威胁地低声说

～+介词

• mutter against 抱怨某人
• mutter at 对…用低声说话
• mutter to oneself 喃喃自语

用作名词 (n.)

～+介词

• a mutter from the students 学生的一阵低语声
• the mutter of an audience 观众的喃喃低语
• the mutter of surf 浪涛拍岸的低沉声响

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. mutter的基本意思是“轻声低语”“咕哝地抱怨”,指说话用很低声音,目的往往不是为了使人听见什么,而是为了表现自己的不满情绪。
2. mutter可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

mutter at, mutter to

• 这组短语都可译为“对…喃喃而语”, mutter to只表示“对(某人)”,而mutter at则含有感情色彩,即“针对(某人)”,如抱怨、威胁等。

murmur，mutter，whisper

• 这些动词均有“低语”之意。
• murmur通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。
• mutter多指别人不易听到的低语。
• whisper通常指耳语、窃窃私语。

近反义词

【近义词】

• murmur 低语
• complain 抱怨
• grumble 发牢骚
• mumble 喃喃而语
• grouch 不高兴的人
• bellyache 腹痛
• burble 冒泡
• whisper 低语
• drone 雄蜂
• gabble 急促而不清楚地说...
• grouse 松鸡
• slur 诽谤
• witter 没完没了地唠叨琐事...
• squawk 叫声
• say 说
• murmuring 嘟囔的
• muttering 嗫语
• murmuration 嗫语
• mussitation [医] 嗫语
• croak 嗄嗄叫
• grumbling 喃喃鸣不平的...
• gnarl 吼叫
• mussitate 喃喃低语
• maunder 絮叨