一、详细释义:


n.

低语,低语声 [C]


例句:

The murmur swelled into a roar.

低语声提高为吼叫声。


例句:

I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh, followed by Daisy's voice on a clear and artificial voice.

我听到传来一阵哽咽似的低语声和一点笑声,接着是黛西嘹亮而做作的声音。


咕哝,发牢骚,低声的抱怨 [C]


例句:

And I uttered a murmur to that effect.

我也嘟囔着把这种意见表示了。


例句:

She gave a little murmur.

她低声咕哝了一句。


潺潺声


例句:

I could hear the murmur of the sea.

我能听到大海的潺潺声。


例句:

He sat listening to the murmur of the little brook.

他坐着倾听小溪流水的潺潺声。


(胸部的)杂音 [C]


例句:

There's some respiratory murmur in your heart.

你的心脏有些呼吸性杂音。


例句:

The doctor said James had now developed a heart murmur.

医生说詹姆斯的心脏有杂音。


v.

低声说,连续发出低沉的声音 [I,T]


例句:

She murmured softly to the baby in her arms.

她对着怀里的孩子轻声低语。


例句:

As she delivered her speech, the crowd murmured their approval.

她在演讲时,听众发出轻轻的赞赏声。


私下抱怨 [I]


例句:

The children murmured against their homework.

孩子们对他们的家庭作业有怨言。


例句:

The people murmured against new taxes.

人民对征收新税发牢骚。


二、词义辨析:


complain,grumble,murmur

这些动词均含“抱怨、埋忽”之意。 complain侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。 grumble指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。 murmur多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。


三、词义辨析:


murmur,mutter,whisper

这些动词均有“低语”之意。 murmur通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。 mutter多指别人不易听到的低语。 whisper通常指耳语、窃窃私语。


四、相关短语:


cardiac murmur

心杂音


heart murmur

n.[医]心杂音


一、参考例句:


A quiet murmur passed through the classroom.

一阵悄悄的低语声传遍了整个教室。


The murmur swelled into a roar.

低语声提高为吼叫声。


An angry murmur ran through the crowd.

愤怒的抱怨声在人群中迅速蔓延。


There's some respiratory murmur in your heart.

你的心脏有些呼吸性杂音。


And I uttered a murmur to that effect.

我也嘟囔着把这种意见表示了。


I could hear the murmur of the sea.

我能听到大海的潺潺声。


Following murmur the bicker, we entered the Mingyue.

循着潺潺的流水声,我们走进了明月山。


There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.

大厅里有窃窃私语声。


He sat listening to the murmur of the little brook.

他坐着倾听小溪流水的潺潺声。


The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.

部队将继续原地驻扎,一有骚乱迹象就立即镇压。