murmur

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

to speak very softly and quietly

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

她非常輕柔地低語著這些話,我幾乎聽不見。

R

to make a soft, continuous sound

The stream murmured gently as it flowed over the rocks.

溪流流過岩石時發出輕柔的潺潺聲。

R

to complain quietly without speaking openly

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

工人們私下抱怨新規定,但沒有大聲抗議。

noun
R

a soft, quiet spoken sound

I heard a faint murmur coming from the next room.

我聽到隔壁房間傳來微弱的低語聲。

R

a quiet expression of feeling

He accepted the change without a single murmur of complaint.

他毫無怨言地接受了這個變化。

R

a low, continuous background sound

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

從我們的公寓可以聽到城市持續不斷的嗡嗡聲。

R

an unusual sound in the heart that may indicate a problem

The doctor detected a heart murmur during the checkup.

醫生在檢查時檢測到心臟雜音。

translation

v. 低聲說, 發出輕柔連續的聲音, 私下抱怨
n. 輕柔的說話聲, 輕聲表達情感, 低沉的背景噪音, 心臟雜音

詞形變化

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