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。