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mutter
[ˈmʌtə(r)] [ˈmʌtər]

  • v. 嘀咕,嘟囔;(私下)抱怨,发牢骚
  • n. 嘀咕,嘟囔;私下抱怨
  • 【名】 (Mutter)(英)马特,(法)米泰,(德、匈、西)穆特(人名)

[ 复数 mutters 第三人称单数 mutters 现在分词 muttering 过去式 muttered 过去分词 muttered ]

专业释义英英释义

  • 弱元音;低语元音 [亦作murmur vowel]
  • (心脏等的)杂音 [亦作heart murmur]

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mutter [ 'mʌtə ]

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

mutter /ˈmʌtə/ CET6 TEM4 ( muttering, muttered, mutters )

  • 1. 

    V-T/V-I If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something. 轻声说话; 小声抱怨

    例:

    "God knows," she muttered, "what's happening in that madman's mind."

    “天知道,”她低声抱怨,“那个疯子脑子里正在想什么。”

    例:

    She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration.

    她能听见这老妇人低声说要考虑考虑。

  • 2. 

    N-COUNT Mutter is also a noun. 轻声低语; 小声抱怨

    例:

    They make no more than a mutter of protest.

    他们不过是小声抗议了一下。

  • 3. 

    muttering N-VAR 喃喃细语

    例:

    He heard muttering from the front of the crowd.

    他听到人群前面传来喃喃低语。

同近义词同根词词语辨析

  • vi. 咕哝;喃喃自语
  • chunter

  • n. 咕哝;喃喃低语
  • grunt

词根: mutter

n.

muttering 独自怨言,喃喃自语

v.

muttering 咕哝;发牢骚(mutter的ing形式)

  whisper, mutter, murmur

这组词都有“低语”的意思,其区别是:

whisper 通常指耳语、窃窃私语。

mutter 多指别人不易听到的低语。

murmur 通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。

以上来源于网络

双语例句原声例句权威例句

  • youdao

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

    约翰了揉眼睛喃喃自语道:“真的我们真的飞了。”

    youdao

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

    老人在来回踱步不再大声说话开始喃喃自语起来。

    youdao

更多双语例句
  • Many medical ethicists, moreover, mutter that allowing commerce to enter the transplant arena is immoral.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Some rating agencies mutter that Belgium's debt could be downgraded if the deadlock is not resolved.

    ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

  • Trade experts mutter that it may violate World Trade Organisation rules against raising tariffs.

    ECONOMIST: Sugar solution

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