hum + 宾语 (a tune/song)
She hummed a cheerful song while cooking.
她做饭时哼着一首欢快的歌。
哼;低声哼唱
hums — third person singular of hum
哼出;用哼声唱出;发出嗡嗡声;发出持续低沉的声音;繁忙;热闹;闭唇从声带发出声音,不说出任何词语。;用哼唱表达。
to make a continuous low sound with the lips closed, without saying words
闭唇从声带发出声音,不说出任何词语。
To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
用哼唱表达。
To express by humming.
像某些昆虫飞行时那样嗡嗡作响,或发出类似的声音。
To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly.
嗡嗡作响,像蜂巢一样繁忙活跃。
To buzz, be busily active like a beehive.
发出持续混合的低沉声音。
To produce low sounds which blend continuously.
一般现在时
He hums a tune while working.
他工作时哼着曲子。
一般过去时
She hummed softly to herself.
她轻声哼给自己听。
注意:动词hum在加-ing和-ed时需要双写m。
She hummed a cheerful tune while cooking dinner.
她一边做晚饭一边哼着一首欢快的曲子。
用法提示:过去式hummed表示用哼声唱歌。
The machine hums quietly in the background.
机器在背景中安静地嗡嗡作响。
用法提示:现在时hums表示发出低沉的嗡嗡声。
I like to hum when I am concentrating.
我集中精力时喜欢哼歌。
用法提示:原形hum在动词不定式中表示发哼声。
She hummed a cheerful song while cooking.
她做饭时哼着一首欢快的歌。
The factory was humming with activity.
工厂里机器轰鸣,一片繁忙。
也可用 hum along with sb/sth
He hummed along to the music on the radio.
他跟着收音机里的音乐哼唱。
buzz与hum非常接近,常可互换,但buzz更强调嘈杂的活动声;hum更强调持续的低沉声音
bustle强调快速忙碌的移动,hum更强调一种整体活跃氛围
teem通常与with连用,如teem with life,hum也可用with,但hum更强调声音
throb强调有节奏的脉动,hum更强调持续的低沉嗡嗡声
grammar · medium
易错句子He humed a tune.
正确表达He hummed a tune.
hum的过去式需要双写m再加ed,学习者常漏写一个m。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is huming a lullaby.
正确表达She is humming a lullaby.
hum的现在分词需要双写m再加ing,学习者常错误地只写一个m。
动词反义词,指停止发出嗡嗡声或变得不活跃。
buzz 与 hum 都可表示持续的低音,但 buzz 常指急促的嗡嗡声(如蜜蜂或电器的声音),而 hum 通常指更平稳、单调的哼声或嘈杂声。此外,buzz 可引申为‘忙碌’(如‘The office buzzed’),与 hum 的‘活跃’用法接近但更强调喧闹。
thrum 与 hum 意义接近,都指连续低音,但 thrum 常强调有节奏的敲击或振动声(如机器或吉他),不如 hum 常见。
哼曲子
She was humming a tune while cooking.
她一边做饭一边哼着曲子。
跟着哼唱
I hummed along to the radio.
我跟着收音机哼唱。
繁忙运转
The office was humming with activity.
办公室里一片繁忙。
开始哼唱
The baby started humming to herself.
宝宝开始自己哼唱起来。
支支吾吾,犹豫不决
He hummed and hawed before finally agreeing to help.
他支支吾吾了半天,最后终于同意帮忙。
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