hum

英 [hʌm]

美 [hʌm]

v.  哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
n.  嗡嗡声; 嘈杂声

现在分词：humming　过去式：hummed　第三人称单数：hums　复数：hums　过去分词：hummed　

CET6考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.10116 / COCA.6823

习惯用语

v.

hum and haw
• 犹豫不决；支支吾吾；嗯嗯呃呃
  to take a long time to make a decision or before you say sth

牛津词典

verb

• 哼（曲子）
  to sing a tune with your lips closed
  1. She was humming softly to herself.
     她在轻声哼着曲子。
  2. What's that tune you're humming?
     你哼的是什么曲子？
• 发嗡嗡声
  to make a low continuous sound
  1. The computers were humming away.
     计算机在嗡嗡作响。
• 活跃；繁忙
  to be full of activity
  1. The streets were beginning to hum with life.
     街道开始热闹起来。

noun

• 嗡嗡声；嘈杂声
  a low continuous sound
  1. the hum of bees/traffic/voices
     蜜蜂的嗡嗡声；车辆的呜呜声；人的嘈杂声
  2. The room filled with the hum of conversation.
     房间里充满了嘈杂的谈话声。

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

英英释义

noun

• a humming noise
  1. the hum of distant traffic
  Synonym:humming
• the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
  1. they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers
  2. there is a constant hum of military preparation
  Synonym:busyness

verb

• sing with closed lips
  1. She hummed a melody
• make a low continuous sound
  1. The refrigerator is humming
• sound with a monotonous hum
  Synonym:thrum
• be noisy with activity
  1. This office is buzzing with activity
  Synonym:buzzseethe

双语例句

• 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。
• Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
  嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
• I can hum them all, he laughs.
  我能哼唱所有的歌曲，班迪尔笑着说。
• There was a low humming sound in the sky.
  空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
• The room filled with the hum of conversation.
  房间里充满了嘈杂的谈话声。
• Ho hum, another nice job down the drain.
  ，又一份好工作泡汤了。
• When she was a small girl, she could hum songs and correct the tone.
  当她还是和小女孩的时候，她就能哼歌和教音了。
• You don't need to sing loud, you just hum softly.
  你不必大声唱，只要轻轻哼就好了。
• Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
  森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。
• I began to hum a bit and feel happy.
  我开始哼小曲，觉得很愉快。