mum是什么意思？

mum

英[mʌm] 美[mʌm]

• n. 妈妈，沉默，菊花，烈性啤酒；
• adj. 沉默的，无言的；
• vi. 演哑剧；
• vt. 闭口，不讲话，演哑剧；

复数：mums;

例句

• It wasn’t easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking. 母亲给她吃易饱的家常菜，她想减掉婴儿肥可是很难。
• ‘Nobody must mention this project outside the office. I hope that’s clear.’ ‘We understand, John. Mum’s the word!’ “请大家千万不要在办公室以外的地方谈论这个项目，我希望每个人都明白这一点。”“约翰，放心吧，我们都理解，守口如瓶！”
• Please will everyone keep mum about Saturday. We want to give them a real surprise. 请大家对周六的事情保密，我们想给他们一个惊喜。
• I just kept mum when she asked me where Ben was. She’d be furious if she knew. 她问我本在哪里,我没有告诉她。如果她知道了,一定非常生气。
• Your mum will go spare if you don’t go to school! 要是你不上学,你妈妈会气坏的!
• The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks. 这只貓当起了小鸡的妈妈来。
• There was always a honeymoon period when Mum started a new job. 妈妈每开始一份新工作总会有一阵儿新鲜劲。
• my mum is sleeping in the lounge. 妈妈正在卧室里睡觉
• My mum’ll have hysterics when she sees the colour of my hair. 妈妈看到我头发染成这种颜色会火冒三丈的。
• Mum stocked up the freezer for us before she went to the conference. 妈妈去开会之前为我们在冰柜里存满了食物。

词组

• keep mum
  (informal)remain silent, especially so as not to reveal a secret (非正式)（尤指为保密）保持沉默，守口如瓶
• mum's the word
  Say nothing of the secret you know 保密：保守你知道的秘密

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-FAMILY
  妈妈
  Your mum is your mother.
  例句
  He misses his mum... 他想念他的妈妈。 Mum and Dad are coming for lunch... 爸爸和妈妈要来吃午饭。
• PHRASE
  保守秘密;闭口不谈
  If you keep mum or stay mum about something, you do not tell anyone about it.
  例句
  He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter. 他闭口不谈他对此事的个人感受。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  <口>妈妈
  There was always a honeymoon period when Mum started a new job. 妈妈每开始一份新工作总会有一阵儿新鲜劲。 The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks. 这只貓当起了小鸡的妈妈来。 Your mum will go spare if you don’t go to school! 要是你不上学,你妈妈会气坏的!
• adj.
  沉默的
  I just kept mum when she asked me where Ben was. She’d be furious if she knew. 她问我本在哪里,我没有告诉她。如果她知道了,一定非常生气。
  保持沉默；缄口不言
  I just kept mum when she asked me where Ben was. She’d be furious if she knew. 她问我本在哪里，我没有告诉她。如果她知道了，一定非常生气。 Please will everyone keep mum about Saturday. We want to give them a real surprise. 请大家对周六的事情保密，我们想给他们一个惊喜。
  (用于提醒某人保守秘密或告诉某人自己会保守秘密)不要外传
  ‘Nobody must mention this project outside the office. I hope that’s clear.’ ‘We understand, John. Mum’s the word!’ “请大家千万不要在办公室以外的地方谈论这个项目，我希望每个人都明白这一点。”“约翰，放心吧，我们都理解，守口如瓶！”

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. of China
  2. informal terms for a mother
  3. secrecy;
  "mum's the word"
• Adjective
  1. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;
  "the witness remained silent"