mumble

英['mʌmb(ə)l] 美['mʌmbl]
  • vt. 含糊地说;抿着嘴嚼
  • vi. 含糊地说话
  • n. 含糊的话;咕噜

词态变化


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

中文词源


mumble 嘟哝

来自mum,嘟哝声,使闭嘴,-le,表反复。插入字母b,比较number,numberous.

英文词源


mumble
mumble: see mumps
mumble (v.)
early 14c., momelen, "to eat in a slow, ineffective manner" (perhaps "to talk with one's mouth full"), probably frequentative of interjection mum. The -b- is excrescent. Meaning "to speak indistinctly" is from mid-14c. Related: Mumbled; mumbling.
mumble (n.)
1902, from mumble (v.).

双语例句


1. "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。”

来自柯林斯例句

2. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

来自柯林斯例句

3. For goodness'sakes, Lucy Marian, speak up! I can't abide children who mumble.
乖乖! 露西?玛丽安, 讲大声一点! 我最讨厌小孩子说话咕咕哝哝的.

来自辞典例句

4. I wish you wouldn't mumble I can't hear you clearly.
我希望你说话不要含含糊糊-我听不清你在讲什么.

来自辞典例句

5. The two small primary schools have amalgamated because both the small mumble.
两所学校由于学生人数少,合并了.

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