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

• '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。”
• 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。
• He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself
  他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
• You don't mutter when they are studying.
  当他们学习时你不要轻声低语。
• 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。
• There are reasons why the die-hards can only mutter and dare not speak out openly.
  死硬派的埋怨之所以只能是吞吞吐吐，而不敢明目张胆，是有原因的。
• Proper pundits mutter darkly about rule of law and universal suffrage, shadow banking and debt defaults. But I prefer to tell a tale of toilets.
  真正的专家们严肃地讨论着法治和普选、影子银行和债务违约，我却宁愿讲一个关于马桶的故事。
• I once asked Anne-Sophie Mutter, the great violinist, what had made her choose the fiddle.
  我曾经问过著名小提琴家安娜-苏菲穆特，到底是什么让她选择了提琴。
• 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。
• 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。