mumble

英 ['mʌmb(ə)l]美 ['mʌmbl]

vt. 含糊地说；抿着嘴嚼

vi. 含糊地说话

n. 含糊的话；咕噜

中文词源

mumble 嘟哝

来自mum,嘟哝声，使闭嘴，-le,表反复。插入字母b,比较number,numberous.

英文词源

mumble

mumble: see mumps

mumble (v.)

early 14c., momelen, "to eat in a slow, ineffective manner" (perhaps "to talk with one's mouth full"), probably frequentative of interjection mum. The -b- is excrescent. Meaning "to speak indistinctly" is from mid-14c. Related: Mumbled; mumbling.

mumble (n.)

1902, from mumble (v.).

双语例句

1. "Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."

“嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”

来自柯林斯例句

2. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.

他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

来自柯林斯例句

3. For goodness'sakes, Lucy Marian, speak up! I can't abide children who mumble.

乖乖! 露西?玛丽安, 讲大声一点! 我最讨厌小孩子说话咕咕哝哝的.

来自辞典例句

4. I wish you wouldn't mumble I can't hear you clearly.

我希望你说话不要含含糊糊-我听不清你在讲什么.

来自辞典例句

5. The two small primary schools have amalgamated because both the small mumble.

两所学校由于学生人数少,合并了.

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