Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2623
whisper
低声说;耳语;悄声说
核心释义
to speak or say something very softly, using breath rather than your full voice
- 1.
轻声或低声说话,使只有近旁的人能听到;不用声带振动地说话。
To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- 2.
轻声或低声说出(某事),使只有近旁的人听到;不用声带振动地说出。
To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- 3.
私下或机密地提及,或悄声说。
To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- 4.
轻声说话;低声说
speak softly; in a low voice
- 5.
发出低沉的咝咝声。
To make a low, sibilant sound.
- 6.
说话带有怀疑或胆怯;低声交谈,如在秘密策划中。
To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- 7.
运用驯服或训练生物的技巧。
To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
- 8.
通过轻声说话或微妙的精神或能量手段向外发送思想或愿望,从而投射意图、影响事件;使人或物受到这种影响。
To project intention and influence events by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means; to subject someone or something to this influence.
私下传说;密谈;窃窃私语;发出沙沙声;飒飒响;低声驯服(动物);以轻柔方式训练(动物);用意念或轻声话语施加影响;默念影响;轻声或低声说话,使只有近旁的人能听到;不用声带振动地说话。
用法In use
She whispered the answer to her friend during the movie.
用法提示:whisper在这里是动词,表示“低声说/耳语”,后接宾语和to sb。
Please whisper in the library so you don't disturb others.
用法提示:whisper作动词,表示“悄声说话”,用于祈使句中。
He whispered something in her ear and she smiled.
用法提示:whisper是动词,表示“耳语”,后接宾语和介词短语。
whisper (to sb)
She whispered to her friend.
她低声对朋友说话。
whisper sth
He whispered a secret.
他低声说了一个秘密。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whisper to someone
- 对某人耳语
- She whispered to her friend during the meeting.她在会议期间对朋友耳语。
- whisper something
- 低声说某事
- He whispered the answer to me.他低声把答案告诉了我。
- whisper in one's ear
- 在某人耳边低语
- The mother whispered in her child's ear to calm him down.母亲在孩子耳边低语以安抚他。
- whisper a secret
- 低语一个秘密
- They whispered secrets to each other all night.他们整夜互相低语秘密。
- whisper softly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象两人贴近耳朵说话,发出‘wh’的气流声,如同中文‘耳语’中的‘语’音轻轻带过。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:秘密交谈、图书馆、亲密对话 通常用于描述低声说话的行为,适用于多种场合,语气中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Note: Among these, 'crisper' (/ˈkrɪspər/) rhymes with 'whisper' (/ˈwɪspər/) due to matching stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following sounds /spər/. The others share the spelling ending 'per' but differ in pronunciation: 'slipper', 'zipper', 'clipper', 'gripper' have /ˈ...pər/ (no /s/), and 'paper' has /ˈpeɪpər/ (different vowel).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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