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

• 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。”
• 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
• 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。
• Mumble: can I appeal to your better nature?
  那我有没有让你大发慈悲呢？
• Guess who had to stand up in front of a full theatre, awkwardly mumble something about "wrong lecture," slink out, and still be20 minutes late for their first-ever lecture?
  猜猜是谁站在人满为患的讲堂前，笨拙地嘟囔着“这算什么课啊”提前二十分钟溜出了课堂？
• Plow and sow, grumble and mumble.
  犁地，播种，喋喋不休的抱怨。
• 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。
• Mumble's dream girl, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around.
  曼宝的梦中情人格洛丽亚正巧是歌儿唱得最好的一个。
• 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。