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　

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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

• Mumble: can I appeal to your better nature?
  那我有没有让你大发慈悲呢？
• 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。
• When people on the other end of the phone mumble, she upbraids them, politely," Ahhh just can't understand you, ma'am. "
  当电话线另一头的人嘟嘟囔囔含糊不清的时候，她客气地对他们表示不满：“喂喂，我听不清楚，太太。”
• Stand-up Cocktail Party a mumble of voices, conversation, etc
  站着谈话的鸡尾酒会。喃喃人语声、谈话声等
• 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。
• Don't mumble, I can't hear you!
  别含含糊糊的，我听不见你在说啥！
• Speak clearly and at a moderate pace. Do not shout or mumble.
  用清晰温和的语调说话。不要吼叫或喃喃自语。
• One of them nodded. "I can't hear my students," she said." They all mumble. "
  其中一位点头称是。“我就听不清学生说话，”她说，“他们老是嘀嘀咕咕的。”