音标:['mʌmbl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 喃喃而语, 咕哝
v. 喃喃而语, 咕哝
n. a soft indistinct utterance
v. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
v. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
词型变化:过去式 : mumbled ; 现在分词 : mumbling ; 第三人称单数 : mumbles ; 名词复数形式 : mumbles ; 过去分词 : mumbled
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
动词95%
名词5%

mumble的用法和样例:

例句

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。

常见句型

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。”

词汇搭配

  • mumble away不停地嘀咕

经典引文

  • The calf with gilded horns, who..mumbles with the flowers of the garland.

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