mutter是什么意思

双语例句

(1)He muttered a few words to his subordinates and then left the meeting.

他低声和下属交待了几句话后就离开了会议。

(2)The students mutter about the heavy summer homework assigned by the teacher.

同学们低声抱怨着老师布置的繁重暑假作业。

(3)"I want to eat a whole fried chicken tonight." he said in a mutter.

“我今天晚上想吃一整只炸鸡。”他喃喃地说。

(4)He just sat there muttering to himself.

他坐在那里自言自语

(5)"Excuse me," I mutter, "I have to get this sham over with."

“对不起。”我喃喃地说，“我得把这个假动作做完。”

(6)John would rub his eyes and mutter, "It is true, we did fly."

约翰揉了揉眼睛，喃喃自语道：“这是真的，我们真的飞了。”

(7)The old man, still pacing back and forth, ceased to speak aloud, and began to mutter.

老人仍在来回踱步，不再大声说话，开始喃喃自语起来。

(8)The youth likewise went his way, and once more began to mutter to himself, "Ah, if I could but shudder!"

年轻人也走了，他又一次喃喃自语道：“啊，要是我能害怕得发抖就好了！”

(9)They make no more than a mutter of protest.

他们不过是小声抗议了一下。

同义词

vi. 咕哝；喃喃自语

n. 咕哝；喃喃低语

同根词

词根 mutter

(1)muttering n. 独自怨言，喃喃自语v. 咕哝；发牢骚（mutter的ing形式）

单词辨析

低语

(1)whisper 通常指耳语、窃窃私语。

(2)mutter 多指别人不易听到的低语。

(3)murmur 通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。

释义

v.

say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation

（尤指不满、愤怒时）小声地说；嘟哝；咕哝

[with obj.]he muttered something under his breath

他压低嗓子嘀咕着什么

[with direct speech]‘I knew she was a troublemaker,’ Rebecca muttered

“我知道她就会惹是生非”，丽贝卡嘟哝着

[no obj.]she muttered in annoyance as the keys slid from her fingers.

钥匙从她手里滑了下来，她随即烦躁地嘟哝了一声。

[no obj.]speak privately or unofficially about someone or something; spread rumours

私下谈论；散布流言

back-benchers were muttering about the next reshuffle.

后座议员们私下议论着下一次的内阁改组。

n.

a barely audible utterance, especially a dissatisfied or irritated one

小声说出的话（尤指怨言）

a little mutter of disgust.

表示厌恶的小声抱怨。

类似拼写词

mutter v. 小声地说；嘟哝；咕哝；私下谈论；散布流言

matter n. 物质；事情；问题；麻烦；文稿内容；材料；案件；印刷品；物料；事态

词源

"late Middle English： imitative; compare with German dialect muttern."

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近9年出现1次

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100%; n/v 轻声低语; 小声抱怨

考纲释义

( 1)n/v. 轻声低语; 小声抱怨

真题例句：

Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.

对于一些额外的小声抱怨来说，还不错。[2017年 CET6 阅读理解]

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近16年出现0次

重要程度: 2星

0%; v 咕哝; 抱怨

考纲释义

( 1)v. 咕哝; 抱怨