mutter

英 [ˈmʌtə(r)]

美 [ˈmʌtər]

v.  嘀咕; 嘟囔; (私下)抱怨，发牢骚
n.  嘀咕; 嘟哝; 低语声

过去式：muttered　现在分词：muttering　第三人称单数：mutters　过去分词：muttered　复数：mutters　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3481 / COCA.4837

牛津词典

verb

• 嘀咕；嘟囔
  to speak or say sth in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth
  1. ‘How dare she,’ he muttered under his breath.
     他轻声嘀咕道：“她怎么敢。”
  2. She just sat there muttering to herself.
     她坐在那儿独自唧唧咕咕的。
  3. I muttered something about needing to get back to work.
     我嘀咕着说要接着干活了。
• （私下）抱怨，发牢骚
  to complain about sth, without saying publicly what you think
  1. Workers continued to mutter about the management.
     工人私下对资方还是有怨言。

noun

• 嘀咕；嘟哝；低语声
  a quiet sound or words that are difficult to hear
  1. the soft mutter of voices
     柔和的低语声

柯林斯词典

• VERB 轻声说话;小声抱怨
  If youmutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something.
  1. 'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...
     她咕哝着：“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”
  2. She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration...
     她能听到那个老妇人小声咕哝说考虑考虑。
  3. He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself...
     他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
  4. She was staring into the fire muttering.
     她目不转睛地盯着火苗，小声咕哝着。
  5. Mutteris also a noun.
     
  6. They make no more than a mutter of protest.
     他们只不过是低声抗议了一下。

英英释义

noun

• a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
  Synonym:grumblegrumblingmurmurmurmuringmuttering
• a low continuous indistinct sound
  Synonym:mutteringmurmurmurmuringmurmurationmussitation

verb

• make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  1. she grumbles when she feels overworked
  Synonym:murmurgrumblecroakgnarl
• talk indistinctly
  Synonym:mumblemaundermussitate

双语例句

• Next thing, I hit the print button and the inkjet next to my desk began to mutter and click.
  下一件事，我点了下“打印”按钮，桌子边上的喷墨打印机开始嗡嗡作响。
• Maybe loved ones are beginning to mutter unhappily that they never see you.
  也许爱人们开始嘀咕说他们总是看不见你。
• He spoke in a mutter.
  他嘀嘀咕咕轻声说话。
• The local tyrants, evil gentry and lawless landlords have been deprived of all right to speak, and none of them dares even mutter dissent.
  土豪劣绅，不法地主，则完全被剥夺了发言权，没有人敢说半个不字。
• We heard the man mutter something as he walked away.
  我们听见那个人离开时喃喃地说着什么。
• Why can't we do that? mutter politicians and academics.
  欧洲的政界人士和学者们嘀咕着：为什么我们就做不到呢？
• None of them dares even mutter dissent.
  没有人敢说半个不字。
• Maybe next time I'll just try tai chi, I mutter to myself.
  也许下次我该试试太极，我喃喃自语。
• I heard a mutter of discontent.
  我听到有人小声咕哝着表示不满。
• Among all the details, you will be most impressed by Winston's mutter: "I've been dead." Hesitation and desperation will destroy your future.
  所有细节中，最让人印象深刻的，是温斯顿不时的喃喃自语：“我已经死了。”对未来的彷徨与绝望比什么都要可怕。