mumble

英 ['mʌmbl] 美 ['mʌmbl]

• v. 喃喃而语；咕哝
• n. 喃喃而语；咕哝

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 含糊地说某事；叽咕；咕哝

   speak or say unclearly and usually quietly,so that people cannot hear what is said

英英释义

Noun:

1. a soft indistinct utterance

Verb:

1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty;

   "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Uh, you really shouldn't mumble, because I can't understand a word you're saying.
   喔，你不应该咕咕哝哝地说，因为你说的我一句话也听不懂。
2. The only time most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.
   大多数女人对丈夫的说话最专心倾听的，就是老公在睡梦中咕哝的话。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Uh, you really shouldn't mumble, because I can't understand a word you're saying.
   喔，你不应该咕咕哝哝地说，因为你说的我一句话也听不懂。
2. The only time most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.
   大多数女人对丈夫的说话最专心倾听的，就是老公在睡梦中咕哝的话。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He always mumbles when he's embarrassed.
   他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. She mumbled an apology and left.
   她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。

引出直接引语

1. “Sorry,” he mumbled.
   他含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”

经典引文

• The calf with gilded horns, who..mumbles with the flowers of the garland.

  出自： F. Marryat

词汇搭配

• mumble away 不停地嘀咕

近反义词

【近义词】

• mutter 咕哝
• murmur 低语
• babble 含糊不清地说...
• drone 雄蜂
• gabble 急促而不清楚地说...
• garble 断章取义
• intone 吟咏
• slur 诽谤
• stammer 口吃
• stutter 口吃
• whisper 低语
• indistinctly 不明了地
• speak 讲
• gum 牙床
• mussitate 喃喃低语
• maunder 絮叨