mumbles

英['mʌmbl] 美['mʌmbl]
  • v.喃喃而语;咕哝n.喃喃而语;咕哝
mumbly mumbler mumbled mumbled mumbling mumbles
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 含糊地说某事;叽咕;咕哝 speak or say unclearly and usually quietly,so that people cannot hear what is said

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a soft indistinct utterance

Verb:
  1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

  2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty;

    "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Uh, you really shouldn't mumble, because I can't understand a word you're saying.
      喔,你不应该咕咕哝哝地说,因为你说的我一句话也听不懂。
    2. The only time most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.
      大多数女人对丈夫的说话最专心倾听的,就是老公在睡梦中咕哝的话。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Uh, you really shouldn't mumble, because I can't understand a word you're saying.
      喔,你不应该咕咕哝哝地说,因为你说的我一句话也听不懂。
    2. The only time most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.
      大多数女人对丈夫的说话最专心倾听的,就是老公在睡梦中咕哝的话。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. He always mumbles when he's embarrassed.
      他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了。
    用作及物动词 S+ ~+n./pron.
    1. She mumbled an apology and left.
      她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
    引出直接引语
    1. “Sorry,” he mumbled.
      他含含糊糊地说:“对不起。”