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。
嘟囔;含糊地说
mumbled — past of mumble
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
To speak quietly and indistinctly, so that your words are hard to understand.
说话含糊不清或声音低微;无法清晰地发音。
To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
闭唇轻嚼。
To chew something gently with closed lips.
一般现在时
He mumbles when he is nervous.
他紧张时会含糊地说。
一般过去时
She mumbled an apology and left.
她含糊地道了歉然后离开了。
现在进行时
Why are you mumbling? Speak clearly.
你为什么在咕哝?说清楚点。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
He tends to mumble when he is nervous.
他紧张时容易含糊其辞。
用法提示:mumble 在此作动词,表示因紧张而含糊说话。
She mumbled an apology and quickly left the room.
她含糊地道歉后迅速离开了房间。
用法提示:mumbled 是过去式,表示低声含糊地道歉。
Why are you mumbling? Speak up, please!
你为什么在咕哝?请大声点说!
用法提示:mumbling 为现在分词,表示正在含糊低语。
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。
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。
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。
mutter 侧重声音低、常含不满;mumble 更强调吐字不清。
murmur 通常并不含糊,只是声音低柔;若需表达“含混不清”则不宜用。
slur 强调音节连读、发音不清,多因醉酒或疲劳;不含“低声”义。
grammar · medium
易错句子He murmured something to himself.
正确表达He mumbled something to himself.
中文里'咕哝'常对应murmur和mumble,但murmur侧重低沉连续的声音,mumble强调口齿不清。此处表示含糊地说,应用mumble。
grammar · medium
易错句子He mumbled in himself.
正确表达He mumbled to himself.
mumble表示自言自语时搭配to oneself,而非in himself。前者为英语习惯搭配,后者是中式表达。
与 mumble 的“说话含糊不清”义项相对,强调把每个音发清楚;不用于“闭唇轻嚼”义项。
强调表达或发音清晰,与 mumble 的含糊其辞相对;语气较正式。
与 mumble 的“声音低微”义项相对,指提高音量说话;注意它侧重音量而非吐字清晰。
mumble侧重发音含糊不清,mutter则强调因不满而低声咕哝。
mumble说话含糊难辨,murmur则是轻柔清晰的低语。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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无前缀;词根 mum(m)-(拟声,模拟含混低语)+ 后缀 -le(表反复或连续动作)。同根词:mum(沉默的);同后缀词:babble(牙牙学语/含糊地说), crackle(发噼啪声), twinkle(闪烁)。
言语表达的总称;mumble 是一种不清晰的说话方式。
说话依赖嗓音;mumble 常伴有低声或含糊的嗓音。
mumble 通常音量很小,与音量控制相关。
mumble 缺乏清晰度,与话语是否清晰密切相关。
mumble 常出现在交谈场景中,影响听者理解。
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