mumble

英 [ˈmʌmbl]

美 [ˈmʌmbl]

v.  嘟哝; 口齿不清地说
n.  喃喃自语; 嘟哝

过去式：mumbled　现在分词：mumbling　第三人称单数：mumbles　复数：mumbles　过去分词：mumbled　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8219 / COCA.7479

牛津词典

verb

• 嘟哝；口齿不清地说
  to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
  1. I could hear him mumbling to himself.
     我听到他在喃喃自语。
  2. She mumbled an apology and left.
     她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
  3. ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
     她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”

noun

• 喃喃自语；嘟哝
  speech or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
  1. He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
     他自言自语般地嘟哝着。
  2. They tried to make sense of her mumblings.
     他们试图听明白她在嘟哝些什么。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咕哝;含糊地说
  If youmumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand.
  1. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...
     她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
  2. He mumbled a few words...
     他小声咕哝了一句。
  3. 'Today of all days,' she mumbled.
     她低声咕哝了一句：“为什么偏偏是今天。”
  4. Mumbleis also a noun.
     
  5. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
     他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

英英释义

noun

• a soft indistinct utterance

verb

• talk indistinctly
  Synonym:muttermaundermussitate
• grind with the gums
  1. the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
  Synonym:gum

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