the humming of sth
用于说明嗡嗡声的来源，of 后接发出声音的事物。
The humming of the refrigerator kept her awake.
冰箱的嗡嗡声让她睡不着。
嗡嗡声；哼声
嗡嗡声；物体发出的嗡嗡响声。
嗡嗡声；物体发出的嗡嗡响声。
The sound of something that hums; a hum.
The humming from the kitchen told me she was happy.
厨房里传来的哼唱声告诉我她很快乐。
用法提示：名词，表示哼唱的动作或声音。
I could hear the soft humming of a lullaby in the next room.
我能听到隔壁房间传来的轻柔的摇篮曲哼唱声。
用法提示：名词，指哼唱的声音。
His constant humming during work annoyed his colleagues.
他工作时不停地哼唱，打扰了同事。
用法提示：名词，表示哼唱的行为。
用于说明嗡嗡声的来源，of 后接发出声音的事物。
The humming of the refrigerator kept her awake.
冰箱的嗡嗡声让她睡不着。
可在 humming 前加 low、soft 等形容词来描述声音。
A low humming came from the engine.
发动机传来低沉的嗡嗡声。
from 引出声音的来源，常用于设备或机器。
The humming from the computer fan was barely noticeable.
电脑风扇发出的嗡嗡声几乎听不见。
grammar · medium
易错句子Humming of the air conditioner kept me awake all night.
正确表达The humming of the air conditioner kept me awake all night.
humming 作名词指某个特定的嗡嗡声，采用“the humming of + 名词”这一结构时，前面必须加定冠词 the，表示“空调发出的那个声音”；汉语没有冠词，学习者常整句直译而漏掉 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子I could hear the humming voice of the refrigerator.
正确表达I could hear the humming sound of the refrigerator.
humming 指物体持续发出的低沉嗡嗡声，是“声响”而非“嗓音”；英语中 voice 只用于人或动物，物体发出的声音要用 sound。汉语“声音”兼指两者，所以容易被误说成 voice。
buzz 多指蜜蜂、电器等发出的尖锐、带振动的嗡嗡声；humming 更低沉、平稳、连续，可来自机器或人哼唱。
murmur 常指人低声说话或流水持续轻柔的声音；humming 是低沉连续的嗡嗡声，通常不包含说话内容。
whir 强调机械快速旋转产生的连续声（英式常拼作 whirr）；humming 更平稳低沉，不一定有旋转。
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