hummed

英 [hʌmd]

美 [hʌmd]

v. 哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
If somethinghums, it makes a low continuous noise.
1. The birds sang, the bees hummed...
  鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
2. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again...
  用不了5小时，设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
3. There was a low humming sound in the sky.
  空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
4. Humis also a noun.
5. ...the hum of traffic...
  嘈杂的车流声
6. There was a general hum of conversation around them.
  他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。
VERB 哼（曲子）
When youhuma tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
1. She was humming a merry little tune...
  她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
2. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
  他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
If you say that a placehums, you mean that it is full of activity.
1. The place is really beginning to hum...
  这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
2. On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
  周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
Humis sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
1. Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
  嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
See also:ho hum

I wonder if, at last, you are tired of my song that you hummed to yourself while walking through the field.
我不知道，你在田野中穿行时低声吟唱的我的那支歌，是否终于使你厌倦了？
The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.
那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着，发动机空转着，里程表空走着。
Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, is developing a prototype system designed to recognize hummed versions of songs.
荷兰电子巨擘飞利浦正在开发一套原型系统，可以辨识哼唱的歌曲。
Cars honked and hummed in the road.
汽车鸣着喇叭，在公路上唰唰行驶。
He had to smother a giggle. "When I see him giggling, it makes me so happy," she said as Joseph hummed along to music.
他得抑制住自己，不咯咯地笑出声来当我看到约瑟夫咯咯地笑时，我特别高兴。
Alexandra hummed an old Swedish hymn.
亚历山德拉哼起了一首古老的瑞典歌曲。
She hummed as she worked.
她在工作时轻轻哼唱。
The theatre audience hummed with excitement.
剧院的观众发出兴奋的嗡嗡声。
'Today is my lucky day.'The farmer even hummed to himself.
“今天我真幸运啊！”农夫自己哼哼着。
Troy Cooper?@ it hummed.
卓伊？库珀？那只蜻蜓哼到。