murmur
murmur 英 [ˈmɜ:mə(r)] 美 [ˈmɜrmə(r)]
n. 低语；喃喃细语 v. 低声说；嘟囔；咕哝
进行时:murmuring 过去式:murmured 过去分词:murmured 第三人称单数:murmurs 名词复数:murmurs
- A murmur is a quiet, blurred sound often heard from a distance. It can be comforting when you're little to fall asleep listening to the murmur of your parents talking downstairs.
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- n. 低语；喃喃细语
- v. 低声说；嘟囔；咕哝
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1. She murmured her agreement.
她低声表示同意。
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2. He murmured something in his sleep.
他在睡梦里嘟囔了些什么。
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3. She was murmuring in his ear.
她在他耳边悄声说话。
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4. The wind murmured in the trees.
风在树林中沙沙作响。
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5. She answered in a faint murmur.
她低声应答。
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6. a murmur of agreement, a murmur of approval, a murmur of complaint
表示同意╱赞同╱抱怨的低语声
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7. He paid the extra cost without a murmur .
他一声不吭地付了额外的费用。
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8. the distant murmur of traffic
远处传来的车辆的嘈杂声
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9. a heart murmur
心脏杂音
- murmur (n.) late 14c., "expression of discontent by grumbling," from Old French murmure "murmur, sound of human voices; trouble, argument" (12c.), noun of action from murmurer "to murmur," from Latin murmurare "to murmur, mutter," from murmur (n.) "a hum, muttering, rushing," probably from a PIE reduplicative base *mor-mor, of imitative origin (source also of Sanskrit murmurah "crackling fire," Greek mormyrein "to roar, boil," Lithuanian murmlenti "to murmur"). Meaning "softly spoken words" is from 1670s.
- murmur (v.) late 14c., from Old French murmurer "murmur, grouse, grumble" (12c.), from murmur "rumbling noise" (see murmur (n.)). Related: Murmured; murmuring.
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