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murmur
低语声;喃喃声
核心释义
a low continuous indistinct sound, often accompanying movement of the lips without clear speech
- 1.
低沉的连续模糊声音,常伴有嘴唇翕动但无清晰语音
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- 2.
辅音发音时附带的弱元音
a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
- 3.
心脏的异常声音;有时是心脏瓣膜功能异常的征兆
an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
心脏杂音;辅音附带弱元音;低沉的连续模糊声音,常伴有嘴唇翕动但无清晰语音;辅音发音时附带的弱元音;心脏的异常声音;有时是心脏瓣膜功能异常的征兆
用法In use
From the next room, we could hear the low murmur of voices.
用法提示:murmur 作名词,指低沉的、模糊的连续人声。
The doctor listened carefully to the murmur in the patient's heart.
用法提示:murmur 作名词,指心脏的异常声音。
A soft murmur of approval went through the audience.
用法提示:murmur 作名词,表示人群发出的低沉而模糊的声音。
a murmur of + noun
murmur指低沉、模糊的声音,常用于描述群体声音。
There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd.
人群中传来一阵低语表示同意。
in a murmur
介词短语作状语,表示以低声方式。
She spoke in a murmur so as not to wake the baby.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- heart murmur
- 心脏杂音
- A heart murmur is often found during a routine checkup.心脏杂音常常在常规体检中被发现。
- a murmur of voices
- 低沉的说话声
- A murmur of voices came from the classroom down the hall.走廊尽头的教室里传来低沉的说话声。
- soft murmur
- 轻柔的低语声
- The soft murmur of the wind in the trees was calming.风吹过树林的轻柔低语声让人平静。
- systolic murmur
- 收缩期杂音
- The nurse noted a systolic murmur on the patient's chart.护士在病人病历上记下了收缩期杂音。
- murmur of protest
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
murmur≈默默(mò mò):默默低语的声音含糊不清;再记住心脏的murmur是杂音。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:书面/文学描写、医疗/体检、语音学/语言学 该词在普通书面语中多用于描写低而模糊的声音,如人群的嗡嗡声或流水的潺潺声;在医疗语境中 heart murmur 指心脏杂音,是比较正式的医学术语;在语音学中还可指辅音发音时附带的弱元音。日常口语中表达“小声说话”时通常不用单个 murmur,而会选 mumble、whisper 等词,具体搭配和正式程度需结合场景判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 murmur 真正押韵的是 firmer(/ˈfɜːrmər/)。murder 和 murky 开头有相同的 /mɜːr/ 音,但不完全押韵;mural 拼写相似却读作 /ˈmjʊrəl/,注意区分。summer 只共享末尾音 /mər/,mutter 仅词义相近。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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