murmur

🇺🇸 /ˈmɜːrmər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɜːmə(r)/
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标签 TOP10000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to speak very softly and quietly

She murmured the words so softly that I could barely hear them.

她非常轻柔地低语着这些话,我几乎听不见。

R

to make a soft, continuous sound

The stream murmured gently as it flowed over the rocks.

溪流流过岩石时发出轻柔的潺潺声。

R

to complain quietly without speaking openly

The workers murmured about the new rules but didn't protest loudly.

工人们私下抱怨新规定,但没有大声抗议。

noun
R

a soft, quiet spoken sound

I heard a faint murmur coming from the next room.

我听到隔壁房间传来微弱的低语声。

R

a quiet expression of feeling

He accepted the change without a single murmur of complaint.

他毫无怨言地接受了这个变化。

R

a low, continuous background sound

The constant murmur of the city could be heard from our apartment.

从我们的公寓可以听到城市持续不断的嗡嗡声。

R

an unusual sound in the heart that may indicate a problem

The doctor detected a heart murmur during the checkup.

医生在检查时检测到心脏杂音。

translation

v. 低声说, 发出轻柔连续的声音, 私下抱怨
n. 轻柔的说话声, 轻声表达情感, 低沉的背景噪音, 心脏杂音

词形变化

3rd Present murmurs
Past murmured
Perfect murmured
Progressive murmuring
Plural murmurs