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

• He heard near his right ear a low mutter.
  他听到有人在他右耳边低声嘀咕。
• I heard him mutter a prayer under his breath& he always said a prayer when his son left the house.
  我听见他低声祈祷&每次他儿子外出，他总是要祈祷。
• A teenager I know tired of adults asking her all the time what she wanted to be decided at a recent family party to just mutter the words "brain surgeon" to any adult in the room.
  我认识一个十来岁的孩子，大人们总是问她长大了想干什么。她被问烦了便在最近的一次家庭聚会上向屋子里每位大人嘟囔了一句“脑外科医生”。
• 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。
• Don't mutter; do your own business.
  不要咕哝地抱怨，做你自己的事。
• And, through so many and such close teeth, he could mutter well.
  虽然他的牙齿那么多那么密，但是他却能咕哝得清清楚楚。
• 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。
• None of them dares even mutter dissent.
  没有人敢说半个不字。
• 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。
• Speak louder because I cannot hear you if you mutter under your breath.
  你这么小声咕哝我怎么听得见，讲话大点儿声。