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VERB
发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.
例句
The birds sang, the bees hummed...
鸟儿叫,蜂儿鸣。
Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again...
用不了5小时,设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
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VERB
哼(曲子)
When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
例句
She was humming a merry little tune...
她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
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VERB
(地方)热闹,活跃,繁忙
If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.
例句
The place is really beginning to hum...
这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
周六早晨,小镇一派热闹繁忙,活力盎然。
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CONVENTION
(踌躇时发出的声音)嗯,呃
Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
例句
Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
嗯,很抱歉,我以为你是法国人。