muttering是什么意思？

muttering

英[ˈmʌtərɪŋ]

• v. 轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨( mutter的现在分词 )；

复数：mutterings;

例句

• The world is tired of the death blurting out or muttering again and again. 这些辞就是一堵墙.
• He heard muttering from the front of the crowd. 他听到人群前面有人在小声嘀咕什么。
• He was in a right tizzy, muttering and swearing. 他心情非常烦乱，嘴里咕咕哝哝地咒骂着。
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  轻声说话;小声抱怨
  If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something.
  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。” 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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
  2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
• Adjective
  1. speaking low and indistinctly;
  "a mumbling parson stood beside the dying man""muttering crowds of onlookers"