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mumble (sth)
通常表示说话不清楚、声音低。
He mumbled his apology.
他含糊地道了歉。
嘟囔；含糊的话
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嘟囔；含糊的话
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
He mumbled his apology.
他含糊地道了歉。
轻声或含糊的话语；低沉的嗓音。
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
I could hear a low mumble coming from the next room.
我能听到隔壁房间传来低沉的含糊话语。
His mumble was so soft that no one understood what he said.
他含糊的声音太轻了，没人听懂他说了什么。
She answered with a mumble, avoiding eye contact.
她含糊地回答了一句，回避着目光接触。
通常表示说话不清楚、声音低。
He mumbled his apology.
他含糊地道了歉。
用于引导间接引语。
She mumbled that she didn't know.
她含糊地说她不知道。
作名词，表示含糊的话语。
I heard a mumble from the next room.
我听到隔壁房间传来一声咕哝。
Not this
He answered in mumble.
Use this
He answered in a mumble.
名词“mumble”是可数名词，在单数形式前需要加不定冠词“a”。
Not this
She mumble the answer.
Use this
Her answer was a mumble.
“mumble”作为名词使用，不能直接作谓语动词；应改为名词结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
低沉的咕哝
She heard a low mumble from the next room.
她听到隔壁房间传来低沉的咕哝声。
含糊的咕哝
The witness gave an indistinct mumble in reply.
证人含糊地咕哝了一声作为回答。
几乎听不见的咕哝
There was a barely audible mumble from the back of the class.
教室后面传来几乎听不见的咕哝声。
听到咕哝声
I could hear a mumble of voices in the hallway.
我能听到走廊里有人咕哝说话的声音。
低声咕哝
He answered with a mumble under his breath.
他低声咕哝着回答。
Use mumble naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
mumble发音像“忙不”，想象自己忙得顾不上清晰说话，只能含糊其辞。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、描述模糊话语 作为名词，'mumble' 多用于日常口语，指含糊不清的话语或声音，通常暗示说话者不愿意或不确定。
指含糊不清的说话声或嘟囔声，可数
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