hums

英 [hʌmz]

美 [hʌmz]

v.  哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的第三人称单数

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

双语例句

• Because of contents for trace organic compounds in natural water are much fewer as NOM with fundamental on hums, ideal adsorption phenomena is exist.
  考虑到天然水中实际存在的痕量有机物要比以腐殖质为主的天然有机物（NOM）的量小很多，有可能存在理想吸附现象。
• Modern Athens hums with activity.
  现代的雅典十分繁荣。
• Equally, at the FT, there are times when the place hums, and times when it sags.
  同样的，在英国《金融时报》，有忙碌的时候，也有消沉的时候。
• Query by Humming/ Singing ( QBHS), which is a branch of Content-Based Audio Retrieval, becomes one of the most natural and convenient music retrieval styles. When a user hums a piece of melody, music retrieval system can search the similar song from music database.
  哼唱检索是基于内容的音频检索的一个重要分支，是一种最自然、最方便的音乐检索方式，用户只需哼唱出一段旋律，就能在音乐数据库中检索出想要的歌曲。
• The sky is blue. The fan hums. Ice is cold.
  天空是蓝色的，风扇会发出嗡嗡声，冰是冷的。
• His dragon comes out and hums her.
  他的火龙出来烧伤她了。
• The freak who hums show tunes?
  那个嗡嗡作响的疯子？
• They've found that during the breeding season the male finds a nest pool and at night when the tide is in hums to attract a female.
  研究者发现在繁殖季节，雄鱼会找一个栖息的水塘，在涨潮的夜晚用音乐吸引雌鱼。
• Customers in each car she's tidying don't seem to mind that she hums as she works.
  她常常一边工作一边轻轻哼唱，车内的乘客似乎并不太在意。
• 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。