mumble
verb /ˈmʌmbl/
/ˈmʌmbl/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they mumble | /ˈmʌmbl/ /ˈmʌmbl/ |
| he / she / it mumbles | /ˈmʌmblz/ /ˈmʌmblz/ |
| past simple mumbled | /ˈmʌmbld/ /ˈmʌmbld/ |
| past participle mumbled | /ˈmʌmbld/ /ˈmʌmbld/ |
| -ing form mumbling | /ˈmʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈmʌmblɪŋ/ |
- to speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
嘟哝；口齿不清地说 - mumble (to somebody/yourself) I could hear him mumbling to himself.
我听到他在喃喃自语。 - mumble something (to somebody/yourself) She mumbled an apology and left.
她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。 - + speech ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。” - mumble that… She mumbled that she was sorry.
她含含糊糊地说了声对不起。 - mumble about something I couldn't understand what he was mumbling about.
我不知道他在咕哝什么。
- George mumbled incoherently to himself.
乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。 - She mumbled something into her pillow.
她对着枕头咕噜了几声。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- incoherently
- quietly
- softly
- …
- about
- into
- to
- …
词源Middle English: frequentative of mum (adjective). - mumble (to somebody/yourself) I could hear him mumbling to himself.