一、详细释义:
n.
低语,低语声 [C]
例句:
The murmur swelled into a roar.
低语声提高为吼叫声。
例句:
I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh, followed by Daisy's voice on a clear and artificial voice.
我听到传来一阵哽咽似的低语声和一点笑声,接着是黛西嘹亮而做作的声音。
咕哝,发牢骚,低声的抱怨 [C]
例句:
And I uttered a murmur to that effect.
我也嘟囔着把这种意见表示了。
例句:
She gave a little murmur.
她低声咕哝了一句。
潺潺声
例句:
I could hear the murmur of the sea.
我能听到大海的潺潺声。
例句:
He sat listening to the murmur of the little brook.
他坐着倾听小溪流水的潺潺声。
(胸部的)杂音 [C]
例句:
There's some respiratory murmur in your heart.
你的心脏有些呼吸性杂音。
例句:
The doctor said James had now developed a heart murmur.
医生说詹姆斯的心脏有杂音。
v.
低声说,连续发出低沉的声音 [I,T]
例句:
She murmured softly to the baby in her arms.
她对着怀里的孩子轻声低语。
例句:
As she delivered her speech, the crowd murmured their approval.
她在演讲时,听众发出轻轻的赞赏声。
私下抱怨 [I]
例句:
The children murmured against their homework.
孩子们对他们的家庭作业有怨言。
例句:
The people murmured against new taxes.
人民对征收新税发牢骚。
二、词义辨析:
complain,grumble,murmur
这些动词均含“抱怨、埋忽”之意。complain侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。grumble指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。murmur多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。
三、词义辨析:
murmur,mutter,whisper
这些动词均有“低语”之意。murmur通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。mutter多指别人不易听到的低语。whisper通常指耳语、窃窃私语。
四、相关短语:
cardiac murmur
心杂音
heart murmur
n.[医]心杂音
一、参考例句:
A quiet murmur passed through the classroom.
一阵悄悄的低语声传遍了整个教室。
The murmur swelled into a roar.
低语声提高为吼叫声。
An angry murmur ran through the crowd.
愤怒的抱怨声在人群中迅速蔓延。
There's some respiratory murmur in your heart.
你的心脏有些呼吸性杂音。
And I uttered a murmur to that effect.
我也嘟囔着把这种意见表示了。
I could hear the murmur of the sea.