mumble

英 [ˈmʌmbl]

美 [ˈmʌmbl]

v.  嘟哝; 口齿不清地说
n.  喃喃自语; 嘟哝

过去式：mumbled　现在分词：mumbling　第三人称单数：mumbles　复数：mumbles　过去分词：mumbled　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8219 / COCA.7479

牛津词典

verb

• 嘟哝；口齿不清地说
  to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
  1. I could hear him mumbling to himself.
     我听到他在喃喃自语。
  2. She mumbled an apology and left.
     她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
  3. ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
     她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”

noun

• 喃喃自语；嘟哝
  speech or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
  1. He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
     他自言自语般地嘟哝着。
  2. They tried to make sense of her mumblings.
     他们试图听明白她在嘟哝些什么。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咕哝;含糊地说
  If youmumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand.
  1. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...
     她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
  2. He mumbled a few words...
     他小声咕哝了一句。
  3. 'Today of all days,' she mumbled.
     她低声咕哝了一句：“为什么偏偏是今天。”
  4. Mumbleis also a noun.
     
  5. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
     他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

英英释义

noun

• a soft indistinct utterance

verb

• talk indistinctly
  Synonym:muttermaundermussitate
• grind with the gums
  1. the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
  Synonym:gum

双语例句

• After we all piled in, the driver continued to mumble and grumble in order to let us know how unhappy he was.
  上车以后，他嘴里一直叽里咕噜，让我们知道他不高兴。
• A mumble that suggested the extremity of drunkenness.
  表明已醉到极点的咕哝声。
• Newspapers run by our Party and all the propaganda work of our Party should be vivid, clear-cut and sharp and should never mutter and mumble.
  我们党所办的报纸，我们党所进行的一切宣传工作，都应当是生动的，鲜明的，尖锐的，毫不吞吞吐吐。
• S.S.: Yes, I guess it's because I take pictures and often mumble about photography.
  答：我猜是的，可能因为是我拍照然后又常常碎碎念有关摄影的东西。
• She loves them so much, in fact, that tears stream down her face, and she can only mumble vague syllables.
  她太爱这次经历了，事实上，我们看到她泪流满面，只能模模糊糊说出几个模糊的音节。
• Mumble is just too different, and he is finally cast out of the community.
  曼宝实在太特别了，最终被赶了出来，不再是帝企鹅的一员。
• It is better to say nothing than to mumble.
  与其含含糊糊，不如什么都不说。
• When the old lady speak she often mumble her word
  这位老妇人说起话来常常含糊不清
• His comment was heard only as a mumble.
  他的评论听起来好像只是咕哝着说给自己听的。
• 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'
  “嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”