muttering

英 [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]

n.  (私下的)抱怨，牢骚; 喃喃自语
v.  嘀咕; 嘟囔; (私下)抱怨，发牢骚
mutter的现在分词

复数：mutterings　现在分词：muttering　

医学

BNC.21267 / COCA.26638

牛津词典

noun

• （私下的）抱怨，牢骚
  complaints that you express privately rather than openly
  1. There have been mutterings about his leadership.
     底下对他的领导一直怨声不断。
• 喃喃自语
  words that you speak very quietly to yourself

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:grumblegrumblingmurmurmurmuringmutter
• a low continuous indistinct sound
  Synonym:muttermurmurmurmuringmurmurationmussitation

双语例句

• 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。
• Are you muttering threat at me?
  你是在咕咕哝哝地对我说威胁话吗？
• He left, muttering obscenities.
  他嘟哝着一些不干不净的话走了。
• He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself
  他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
• That evening he drank heavily, abandoning all restraint, muttering curses at those young fellows.
  这晚他没命地喝了许多酒，嘴里嘶嘶地骂着那些小伙子。
• 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 was muttering threats against her neighbour's noisy dog.
  她咕哝着吓唬她邻居那条吵闹的狗。
• He went along muttering words and swearing.
  他一路咕哝咒骂。
• The cupboard door is stuck and I can't pull it open. Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up.
  碗橱门粘住了，因此我拉不开它。萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完。
• He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly.
  他打电话声音很低，因此我让他说得清楚些。