Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8219
mumble
嘟囔；含糊地说
To speak quietly and indistinctly, so that your words are hard to understand.
- 1.
To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
说话含糊不清或声音低微；无法清晰地发音。
- 2.
To chew something gently with closed lips.
闭唇轻嚼。
抿着嘴嚼；闭着嘴细嚼；说话含糊不清或声音低微；无法清晰地发音。；闭唇轻嚼。；喃喃而语；咕哝
In use
He tends to mumble when he is nervous.
She mumbled an apology and quickly left the room.
Why are you mumbling? Speak up, please!
mumble + noun phrase
后接直接宾语，表示含糊地说出某话。
He mumbled an apology under his breath.
他低声咕哝着道歉。
mumble + (that) clause
that常可省略，表示含糊地陈述某事。
She mumbled that she didn't know the answer.
她咕哝着说她不知道答案。
mumble + to + noun phrase
to oneself表示自言自语。
The old man was mumbling to himself.
那位老人自言自语地咕哝着。
Connections
Collocations
- mumble an apology
- 含糊地道了歉
- He mumbled an apology and quickly left the room.他含糊地道了歉，然后迅速离开了房间。
- mumble under one's breath
- 低声嘟囔
- She mumbled something under her breath as she turned away.她转过身去时低声嘟囔了些什么。
- mumble incoherently
- 含糊不清地嘟囔
- The patient was mumbling incoherently after the accident.事故后，病人含糊不清地嘟囔着。
- mumble to oneself
- 自言自语地嘟囔
- He often mumbles to himself while working.他工作时经常自言自语地嘟囔。
- mumble a few words
- 含糊地说了几句话
- She mumbled a few words of thanks before sitting down.她坐下前含糊地说了几句感谢的话。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象嘴里含着一块糖，说话含混不清，像在mumble；闭着嘴轻嚼也是这个动作。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、描述咀嚼动作 作“含糊地说”讲时是中性常用表达，日常口语和书面语都常见；作“抿着嘴嚼”讲时较少见，多用于描述进食或咀嚼动作。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 -umble 结尾，重读音节为 /ˈʌm/，末尾为 /bəl/，与 mumble /ˈmʌmbəl/ 押韵。注意不要被拼写相似的 marble /ˈmɑːrbəl/ 或 ramble /ˈræmbəl/ 误导，它们的元音与 mumble 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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