mumbling

英 [ˈmʌmblɪŋ]

美 [ˈmʌmblɪŋ]

v.  嘟哝; 口齿不清地说
mumble的现在分词

复数：mumblings　

COCA.45116

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咕哝;含糊地说
  If youmumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand.
  1. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...
     她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
  2. He mumbled a few words...
     他小声咕哝了一句。
  3. 'Today of all days,' she mumbled.
     她低声咕哝了一句：“为什么偏偏是今天。”
  4. Mumbleis also a noun.
     
  5. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
     他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

英英释义

noun

• ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
  Synonym:gumming
• indistinct enunciation

双语例句

• She was mumbling away about her rotten old sugar.
  她正嘟哝着抱怨她那走味的陈年食糖。
• He was mumbling to himself unintelligibly.
  他嘴里嘟嘟囔囔的，也不知道在说什么。
• Bump into mumbling she bumped into the furniture and kept mumbling about the guests.
  她撞到了家具上，嘴里还不断咕咕哝哝议论客人。
• But I heard mumbling from the other end.
  但我听到另一端在断断续续的声音。
• And to think these guys were mumbling about the anti-terrorist legislation as being violative of the constitution.
  然后再想想这些人却一直在絮絮叨叨将反恐立法是违宪，哈哈哈。
• Instead of voicing our real position, we smile, nod, make cheerful mumbling sounds.
  我们不是说出真正的立场，而是微笑、点头、发出一些愉快地含糊不清的话语。
• Seconds later I heard her mumbling off the phone, and then I heard everyone in the office howling with laughter.
  几秒钟后，我听到她拿开了话筒，在一旁嘀嘀咕咕的，接着办公室里的每个人都在狂笑。
• No wonder our bus driver is mumbling to himself.
  难怪我们的公车司机一直喃喃自语。
• She poured this brew down Xiangzi's throat and he did indeed open his eyes, but soon he fell asleep again, mumbling incoherently.
  给他灌下去，他的确睁开眼看了看，可是待了一会儿又睡着了，嘴里唧唧咕咕的不晓得说了些什么。
• What are you mumbling about? I can't understand a word!
  你叽里咕噜说什麽呀？我一句也听不懂！