muttered

英 [ˈmʌtəd]

美 [ˈmʌtərd]

v.  嘀咕; 嘟囔; (私下)抱怨，发牢骚
mutter的过去分词和过去式

过去式：muttered　

BNC.27407 / COCA.30813

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。

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。”
• He muttered something inaudible.
  他喃喃地，听不清他说什么。
• He muttered something unintelligible
  他嘴里不知咕哝了几句什么。
• "He's a small boy," Pamela muttered.
  真象个小孩子，帕米拉咕哝着。
• 'Ah, my ghostly Catherine,' I muttered quietly to myself.
  啊，我的鬼魂凯瑟琳，我喃喃地自语道。
• "Chattering daws," Martin muttered under his breath, and went on talking with Ruth and Arthur.
  “乌鸦嘴。”马丁低声说了一句，又和露丝与亚瑟谈话往了。
• Jacob glared and muttered something.
  雅各布瞪着眼睛，嘴里咕哝着什么。
• "It's my back," red muttered in embarrassment.
  “我是背上不舒服，”雷德局促不安地咕哝说。
• "Stupid guy," I muttered to myself, switching off the television.
  “蠢东西，”我自言自语地咕哝道，关掉了电视。
• She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence
  她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。