hum

verb

/hʌm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they hum	/hʌm/ /hʌm/
he / she / it hums	/hʌmz/ /hʌmz/
past simple hummed	/hʌmd/ /hʌmd/
past participle hummed	/hʌmd/ /hʌmd/
-ing form humming	/ˈhʌmɪŋ/ /ˈhʌmɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive, transitive] to sing a tune with your lips closed哼（曲子）
- She was humming softly to herself.她在轻声哼着曲子。
- He began to hum along with the music.他开始跟着音乐哼唱。
- hum something What's that tune you're humming?你哼的是什么曲子？
Collocations Music
Music音乐Listening听
- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等
- listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD
- put on/play a CD/a song/some music播放 CD／歌曲／音乐
- turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音
- go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会
- copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD
- download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing演奏
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏
- sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调
- hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲
- accompany a singer/choir为歌手／合唱团伴奏
- strum a chord/guitar弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing表演
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队
- give a performance/concert/recital表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会
- do a concert/recital/gig开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会
- play a concert/gig/festival/venue在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出
- perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert在音乐会上演出
- appear at a festival/live现身会演；现场表演
- go on/embark on a (world) tour进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording录制
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲
- land/get/sign a record deal获得／签署唱片合约
- be signed to/be dropped by a record company与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约
- record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD
- be top of/top the charts高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首
- get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位
- He began to hum, somewhat tunelessly.他开始哼歌，有些跑调。
- I was humming along with the music.我随着音乐哼唱。
Topics Musicc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quietly
- softly
- loudly
- …
verb + hum
- begin to
phrases
- hum to yourself
[intransitive] to make a low continuous sound发嗡嗡声
- The computers were humming away.计算机在嗡嗡作响。
- The overhead wires hummed with power.通了电后，架空电线嗡嗡地响着。
[intransitive] to be full of activity活跃；繁忙
- The streets were beginning to hum with life.街道开始热闹起来。
- The whole room was humming now.整个房间现在都在嗡嗡作响。
- Things were beginning to hum.事情开始变得复杂了。

词源late Middle English: imitative.

Idioms

hum and haw (British English)

(North American English hem and haw)

(informal) to take a long time to make a decision or before you say something犹豫不决；支支吾吾；嗯嗯呃呃
- We hummed and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house.我们犹豫了几个星期才决定买这所房子。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2